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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1997
Page
4
The Clinton White House brushes off awe at the Dow crossing 7000 and a rising dollar while worry grows that stock prices and dollar strength outpace fundamentals. Clinton and Rubin signal caution yet recognize forces of supply and demand propelling a long bull run.
President Clinton invoked the Railway Labor Act to avert a looming strike by American Airlines and its pilots union, buying time but leaving a long term agreement unresolved. The next two months must yield a bargain or the intervention may prove pointless.
The Aiken Standard invites brief Letters to the Editor including writer’s signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. Submissions may be edited. Address to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29802 or email editorial scescape.net.
The piece criticizes the White House for the Lippo affair and donations from Chinese and Chinese American figures, detailing a March 1995 Oval Office visit with Huang Jichun and other donors. It notes fears of covert information sharing and calls for accountability amid arms and trade concerns with China.
Ethel Morgan Smith, a Black professor at West Virginia University, recounts February as a flood of requests to “be black” for various groups. She notes mixed tones from pleasant to hostile while juggling classes, committees, and a diversity task force amid a predominantly white, male academic environment.
A letter argues the Civil War was a tragic, horrific event and not romantic. It notes injuries, deaths, and social strife while warning current leaders and citizens to unite, avoid internal decay, and protect the nation from rising internal and external threats.
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