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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1995
Page
4
The piece argues that baseball’s antitrust exemption remains an anomaly since 1922 and Congress has failed to fix it. It links the 1994 95 strike and World Series cancellation to the shift from sport to business, urging federal action despite limited broader labor evidence.
The piece condemns Russian actions in Chechnya as barbarous and counterproductive. It highlights civilian casualties and attacks on orphanages and markets, blames Moscow for false claims of pinpoint bombing, and urges Washington and Europe to press Yeltsin to end the siege. It notes strain on Russia's democratic institutions and warns against driving further separatism.
A mix of verbatim quotes from figures like Mervin Wallace and Jim Harrison touches retirement living at Sun City Hilton Head, legislative debates on crime welfare and taxes, a pig named Pork Chop killed by an intruder, Newt Gingrich’s critique of federal systems, postal line delays, Thurmond on a fiscal agenda, and a Libertarian view on a contested Aiken election.
Television crews swarmed the Pension Building gala honoring Newt Gingrich as he entered a chaotic scene with aides overwhelmed by crowds. He dodged a formal welcome speech delivering a New Age address and wore a Habitat for Humanity pin signaling his home-building stance.
The piece pitches animal adoptions at the North Carolina Zoo Society offering options like lemurs gorillas and a vampire bat with various fees. It notes Duke Forest patrons and Duke University attempts at basketball with elephants and a humorous aside about grandchildren. Gene Owens is identified as a native of Aiken County now in Mobile Alabama.
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