Leadership key to Mideast peace
The San Diego Union-Tribune asserts the United States mediates a breakthrough in Middle East talks with a deal on Hebron and a deadline for Israeli withdrawals. It notes Netanyahu’s shift from campaign peace support to governance, cites Rabin and Arafat accords, and warns both sides’ provocateurs will test new commitments.
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United States
Middle East
Hebron
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Netanyahu
Yitzhak Rabin
Yasser Arafat
White House
Hamas
San Diego
GI Jane debate sparks fight over women in the military
In response to sexual misconduct at US Army bases congressman Robert Livingston calls gender integrated training a disaster and seeks to end mixed basic training and Navy ships. Critics label the move regressive and harmful to equal rights and military reform.
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Robert Livingston
R-La
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Miami Herald
Aiken Standard Subscriber Help and Contact Info
The Aiken Standard provides location and mailing addresses, office hours, and phone numbers for subscriptions delivery problems switchboard and story ideas. It lists staff contact numbers including the publisher Scott B. Hunter and newsroom editors for local news features and sports.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Swords into kilowatts sources of nuclear fuel in US power plants
A columnist argues that using Russian weapons grade uranium as reactor fuel and converting excess plutonium into fuel reduces proliferation risks. It cites a $12 billion deal for 500 metric tons, notes 13 million tons of highly enriched uranium destroyed, and suggests a Savannah River Site facility to turn plutonium into fuel. The piece urges Congress funding and US Russian cooperation to power peacetime economies.
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America
United States
Clinton
US Enrichment Corporation
Libya
Iraq
Russia
National Academy of Sciences
U.S
Congress
Savannah River
South Carolina
Bill Lee
Duke Power Co
Race neutrality over color blindness in public discourse
E R Shipp discusses Ellis Case and his critique of color blindness as a solution to racial issues. He argues for race neutrality that avoids privilege or penalty tied to race and highlights the need for ongoing dialogue and practical steps toward education parity and inclusive policy.
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Martin Luther King Je
King
America
Ellis Case
Dreamland
Case
We.b. du Bois
Cose
New York Daily ‘News
ATC marks 25th anniversary with growth in programs
Dr Kathleen A Noble, president of Aiken Technical College, reflects on 25 years of progress. She notes expansions in Academic and Continuing Education divisions, 10 000+ students served last year, and plans for distance learning linking with 15 other technical colleges.
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Aiken Technical College
Aiken County
ATC
Ashley J. Little
Paul Blowers
ATC Foundation
Aiken County Commission For Technical Education
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