First Night Aiken Debuts On New Year's Eve 1995
The inaugural First Night Aiken transformed downtown with a family friendly New Year celebration. A parade opened the evening amid face painting music and dance performances across Laurens Street venues churches and shops. Attendees wrote 1994 regrets to burn as memories while crowds praised the organized arts showcase and safety minded festivities.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Environmental groups face tougher GOP led future
Environmental groups face a bleaker outlook as Republicans gain control of Congress, with a low 17 out of 100 environmental votes for the outgoing House and calls for a unified strategy, broader dialogue with business and Republican leaders, and reform of Superfund and land use rules.
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Clinton
Gore
Congress
White House
League of Conservation Voters
A Short Memory For The U S
Le Matin argues Washington forgets who blamed for a helicopter shot down over North Korea during the armistice era. It says no flight over the DMZ is allowed and accuses U S policy of arrogance. Pyongyang seizes on the incident to demand concessions including a Korea peace accord.
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Washington
North Korea
Demilitarized Zone
North
Korea
United States
Pyongyang
South Korea
le Matin
Switzerland
Contract with America Takes Center Stage in Washington
A Dose Of Political Threat Clearing Contract with America dominates town talk in Washington. The plan packages ten bills under catchy names covering budget restraint tax cuts family reform congressional reform crime welfare and defense with aims to curb government growth and empower states and individuals. The piece notes Republicans seek to pressure Clinton while preserving key programs and questions whether the package signals true limited government principles.
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America
Washington
Madison Avenue
Senior Citizens Equity Act
Clinton
Citizen Legislature Act
House Republicans
United Nations
NATO
U.S
Reagan
Bush
Bill Clinton
Bad Wrinkle In The GOP Mindset
A columnist argues liberals forced Newt Gingrich to forgo a 4 million book advance, citing bipartisan pressure and a larger critique of wealth, taxation, and government programs. The piece asserts conservatives cave to envy driven by liberal ideas and warns of a class warfare culture. It contrasts earning success with inherited wealth and highlights work history of leaders like Ross Perot.
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Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Congress
David Bonner
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
Ted Kennedy
Jay Rockefeller
Senate
Ross Perot
Perot
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