Aiken’s 1988 Outlook Foresees SRP, Elections And Growth
The 1988 forecast for Aiken centers on the Savannah River Plant future, possible NPR siting, and new DOE contractor decisions. It urges growth without harming historic charm, addresses municipal voting changes, county and city governance, littering, and a library project. Also notes USCA and Aiken Tech roles, school leadership, and celebrates the newspaper’s 20th year with a pledge to improve circulation and serve readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
DOE
SRP
NPR
Aiken County
North Augusta
Nana Farris
Charleston
Hamburg
South Carolina Canal and Railroad
America
University of South Carolina Aiken
USCA
Savannah River
Aiken Technical College
Joseph R. Brooks
Aiken Standard
Sending the Wrong Message on White Collar Crime
Guest editorial blasting Ivan Boesky for a three year sentence, arguing harsher terms for white collar criminals. It contrasts Boesky’s hundred million plus theft with armed robbers and urges stricter punishment to deter future fraudsters.
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Ivan Boesky
Ivan
A Wrong Way To Welfare Reform
Universal Press examines the House welfare reform bill H.R. 1720, arguing it would inflate costs, prolong dependency, and erode incentives to work. It notes rising AFDC and food stamp benefits, perverse incentives, and the risk of de facto college entitlements while calling the measure a budget buster with limited reform potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
AFDC
California
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Marge Roukema
New Jersey
Faces Open A Fascinating Window On History
Time magazine’s Man of the Year selections span notable figures and moments from 1927 to 1987. The piece laments the influence of these covers while highlighting emblematic leaders like Lindbergh, Gorbachev, Churchill, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and King, contrasting celebrated triumphs with forgotten or controversial figures.
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Time Magazine
Time
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Afghanistan
Charles A. Lindbergh
Winston Churchill
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pope John XXIII
Anwar Sadat
Peter Ueberroth
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
George Marshall
Europe
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Cory Aquino
Philippines
John Sirica
Martin Luther King
Korea
Elizabeth
Ayatollan Khomeini
Joseph Stalin
Hitler
Stalin
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Yuri Andropov
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Harlow Curtice
General Motors
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
James Byrnes
Truman
Chiang Kai-shek
Wallis Simpson
Senator Chiles Defends Former Presidents Against Criticism
A Senate debate on congressional immunity includes Sen. Lawton Chiles arguing that former presidents are largely funded privately. He cites Nixon's self-funded security and absence of government pay for speeches, noting Nixon's private ventures and future library as privately financed.
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Sen
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Sen. Chiles
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Yorba Linda
Calif
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Sperous
Universal Press
Gary Hart
Paul Harvey
Dicate
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