Dr Raymond E Light remembered for music and community work
In Aiken South Carolina Dr Raymond E Light longtime resident and dean emeritus of the University of Wisconsin Whitewater School of Fine Arts is honored after passing in Lakeland Florida at ? He organized military choral groups during World War II and later directed choirs at Wisconsin Whitewater He held multiple honors and community roles including Aiken Rotary Club Phi Mu Alpha and First Presbyterian Church This obituary notes his approachable personality and dedication to education and the arts.
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Aiken
Raymond E. Light
Ohio
Bowling Green University
Air Force
Columbia University
University of Wisconsin At
Whitewater
School of Fine Arts
Letters propose improvements around Hampton Avenue rename
Citizens urge constructive action on the Hampton Avenue Martin Luther King issue praising Mayor Cavanaugh and Wade Hampton. They call for markers honoring both figures and a bi racial committee to guide design and inscriptions while seeking better streets.
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Hampton Avenue
Martin Luther King
Fred Cavanaugh
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Planning Commission
Hampton
Aiken readers urged to send letters on street naming and harmony
A letter from Daniel K. Miller urges public input to honor local citizens with modest street markers while preserving Aiken’s parkways. The writer asks the Planning Commission and City Council to consider respectful monuments and calls for racial harmony amid the Hampton Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard debate.
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B.O.L.D
Aiken
Planning Commission
Hampton Avenue
Martin Luther King Boulevard
Daniel K. Miller
Growing Lust For Raunch and Open Media Sear the Mind
A critique of modern media's move toward explicit content. The author laments the pervasive stench of open sewer imagery in primitive settings and condemns sensationalism in TV radio and recordings. He questions free speech and viewers’ complicity in rising obscene materials.
The Open Sewer of Sex Talk and Real Crimes
Paul Harvey argues against pervasive sex talk in media and public life. He contends explicit language fuels real sex crimes and erodes societal restraint, stating audiences and sociologists confirm the harmful link between on screen or on air profanity and criminal appetite.
Olympics Coverage Turns Lillehammer Into Soap Opera
Trudy Rubin complains that CBS sidelined sport for celebrity profiles and soap opera elements during the Lillehammer Olympics. She mocks Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan coverage, argues for more athletic footage, and suggests an Oprah style Norway special.
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CBS
Connie Chung
Tonya Harding
Norway
Chung
Tommy Moe
Lillehammer
Tommy
Tonya
Harding
Harding-Kerrigan
Torvill
Dean
Oprah
Geraldo
Maury Povich
Jeff Gillooly
U.S
Nancy Kerrigan
New Generation of TV Ads Transforms Political Debate
A shift from clearly labeled candidate ads to issue driven television pay for play marks a new era. Health care reform and NAFTA dominate this year as insurers fund persuasive spots under banners like Coalition for Health Insurance Choices. The ads reveal sponsors, yet details of member companies often stay hidden.
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Joe Smith
Jane Doe
Harry
Louise
Clinton
Harry and
Libby
Coalition For Health Insurance Choices
The
Health Insurance Association of America
Washington
Television ads reshape public issues in national fights
The piece notes a surge in issue oriented advertising not tied to a candidate, aimed at pressuring Congress and opinion leaders. Veterans like Ray Strother and Doug Bailey discuss TV as a force in Medicare social security debates and NAFTA battles, predicting more pervasive campaigns that confuse voters.
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Ray Strother
Congress
Ing
Strother
Ronald Reagan
Ostman
Bailey
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Paul Harvey
Creators Syndicate Inc
Trudy Rubin
Brian Boitano
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