Survey shows Democrats lag in Aiken area name recognition
A USC Aiken survey for the Aiken Standard finds Democrats show weaker name recognition than Republicans in Greater Aiken. Jesse Jackson leads Democratic awareness at 22.1 percent with Gore at 10.7 percent. Bush leads GOP at 49.8 percent, Dole at 40.4 percent.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Gary Hart
Hart
Jesse Jackson
Albert Gore
Bruce Babbitt
Richard Gephardt
Michael Dukakis
Paul Simon
Jackson
Tennessee
George Bush
Kansas
Robert Dole
Bush
Dole
Alexander Haig
Pierre du Pont
Jack Kemp
Pat Robertson
Robert E. Botsch
USC Aiken Survey Research Service
South Carolina
Bob Dole
Botsch
Haig
Robertson
Kemp
Dupont
Dr. Bosch
Dole Differing North Assessment Shapes 1996 Bid
Senator Bob Dole contrasts North’s record with Vice President Bush who calls North a hero. Dole targets budget deficits and economic growth while noting GOP policies favor the wealthy. He rules out his wife Elizabeth as running mate but credits her political counsel and color blindness wardrobe help.
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Dole
North
George Bush
GOP
National Security Council
Iran
Nicaragua
Elizabeth
Kansas
Ford
Hart campaign revival draws mixed reactions and returns
Hart faces a tepid reception from some supporters while others rejoin his revived bid. Kevin Sweeney, Hart's former press secretary, waits tables after Hart's exit and does not plan to return. Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby calls the comeback a non event, seeking political realism. Florians plans to endorse Gore Jr. Monday. Coordinators Greg LaBelle Edgar Helml and Dan Calegari switch back from Gore and Gephardt campaigns. Hart's South Dakota chair Paul Weissmann leaves Babbitt to rejoin Hart.
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Hart
National
Kevin Sweeney
Lily's Cafe
San Francisco
Sweeney
Texas
Bill Hobby
Tennessee
Albert Gore Jr
New Hampshire
Greg LaBelle
Edgar Helm
Gore
Dan Calegari
Rep
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Sue Calegari
Bruce Babbitt
South Dakota
Paul Weissmann
Babbitt
Election Year Moves in Local Board Seats
Ralph Cullinan reportedly undecided on District 7, with observers expecting he will not seek re election. Jean Newsome Smith plans re election, former auditor George Williams a proposed challenger, Margie Plunkett and Coroner Sue Townsend also running. Districts 1 4 8 and 9 on board ballot with multiple incumbents and potential candidates.
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Ralph Cullinan
Jean Newsome- Smith
George Williams
Margie H. Plunkett
Sue Townsend
Board of Education
Inease Williamson
Walter Moore
Johnny Shaw
Jim Verenes
Chris Verenes
Gephardt Plane Loses Cabin Pressure
United Airlines flight carrying Democratic presidential candidate Richard Gephardt diverted to Chicago O'Hare after cabin pressure loss. Gephardt and two campaign staff were among 42 aboard as oxygen masks deployed at about 10:45 a.m. The Boeing 737 descended to 10,000 feet and landed safely with no injuries reported.
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Chicago
United Airlines
Ricl Gephardt
O'Hare International
Hardt
United
Neb
Rob Doughty
Gephardt
Richard Sullivan
Omaha
Sullivan
Laurie Nichols
Iowa
O'Hare
Mass killings tied to familiar roots and social strain
Fox and Levin review mass murder cases, noting many killers knew victims, faced personal crises, and led isolated lives. Since 1980 the century's worst incidents include San Ysidro 1984 and Russellville 2023, with patterns of frustration, aging baby boomers, and limited social support shaping violence. Serial killers differ by motive and duration.
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Richard Speck
Chicago
Charles Whitman
University of Texas
Austin
Fox
Speck
San Ysidro
Calif
Melid
Russellville
Ark
Levin
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