Chamber Names Citizens of Year and Sets Tone for Year
Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce selects H W Bill Thurlow as Man of the Year for his community work and library fundraising, June Murff as Woman of the Year for Chamber leadership, and Richard S Perry as Youth of the Year. USC Aiken hosts the annual meeting with Dr. Robert E Alexander as Chamber president and former Gov. William F Winter as guest speaker. The event highlights USC Aiken and the Etherredge Center with focus on South growth and education improvements.
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Greater Aiken
Aiken County
June Murff
Chamber
Murff
Usc-Aiken
Aiken
Ent
Richard S. Perry
Robert S
Skipper) Perry Jr
University of South Carolina
New Etherredge
Palmetto Federal Savings and Loan Association
USCA
Robert E. Alexander
Alexander
William F. Winter
Mississippi
Commission On the
South
Japanese Schools as Models Learn From U S Education
A U S Education Department study titled Japanese Education Today compares Japan's public schools with the United States. It notes longer school days and higher graduation rates in Japan, but cites concerns over rigidity and pressure to enter prestigious high schools, urging reforms and greater parental involvement in the U S.
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Japan
U.S. Department of Education
Reagan
Yasuhiro Nakasone
United States
U.S
Confessions Of A Boston Woodchopper With Golf Like Twists
A humorous essay compares firewood splitting to golf as the author details using a 10 pound maul to split red oak. He notes costs, the therapy of hard blows, risks of back and wrist strain, technique tips, and parables about Lincoln Kaiser Wilhelm II and Reagan.
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Boston
Ritz
Daniel
Abraham Lincoln
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Netherlands
Ronald Reagan
California Live Oak
Secret Service Leeway and Unofficial Diplomacy Examined
A column surveys how presidents have used unofficial agents and covert means since Washington, noting MI-5 and MI-6 secrecy in Britain and debates over executive power in the United States. It discusses Watergate era limits, Reagan era views, and the privatization of foreign policy amid ongoing investigations.
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Secret Service
Britain
MI-6
MI-5
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Roger Hollis
George Washington
CIA
United States
Afghanistan
Nicaragua
Angola
Mideast
U.S.S.R
Vietnam
Congress
White House
Reagan
Latin America
Pat Buchanan
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By David B. Wilson
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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