Role Change For ATC Signals Shift In Aiken Tech
Aiken Technical College faces declining enrollment but envisions a future wired to industry. President Paul L. Blowers advocates high tech training and closer ties with local employers, pointing to Du Pont SRP programs that have placed about 1,500 workers since 1981. Ashley J. Little, founder, is praised for early success while the college eyes evolving local industry needs.
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Aiken Standard News
Emily Hindman
Aiken Technical College
ATC
Paul L. Blowers
Aiken
du Pont Company
Savannah River
SRP
du Pont
Aiken County
Satellite Killers and the Space Arms Debate
A guest editorial argues the Air Force ASAT tests threaten to ignite a costly space arms race. It urges the House to maintain a moratorium, warning that successful tests would push both superpowers toward further escalation and destabilize nuclear deterrence.
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Air Force
Space
Democratic House
House
Moscow
Republican Senate
Soviet Union
House Senate
U.S
Sacramento Bee
Masters Of The Put-Down Across Politics And Lit
A look at famous put-downs from politicians like Mario Cuomo and Patrick Buchanan over tax issues and from literary figures such as Stephen Decatur and James Barron. The piece threads history of witty quips, duels, and epigrams, ending with Sam Goldwyn and Louis B. Mayer zingers.
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Mario Cuomo
New York
Patrick J. Buchanan
White House
Cuomo
Buchanan
Spiro Agnew
Stephen Decatur
Decatur
James Barron
Navy
Barron
Lawrence J. Peter
Maxwell Bodenheim
H.L. Mencken
Edmund Wilson
Lincoln
Booth
Carl Sandburg
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway
Sandburg
Henry Clay
Newbury
England
Tom Smith
Sam Goldwyn
Louis B. Mayer
Mayer
Goldwyn
Hijackers as an Attractive Target if Not Penalized
The Beirut hostage crisis shows the danger of rewarding terrorists and the need for decisive retaliation. The article credits President Reagan with help from outside, notes Syria's Assad leverage, and warns future assaults if hijackers face no real penalties. It urges covert action, rapid rescues, and a policy shift to deter repeat attacks.
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Beirut
Robert Dean Stethem
United States
Israel
Reagan
Hafez Assad
Lebanon
Central Intelligence Agency
Fea
Aneta
Propaganda on TV networks and Middle East images criticized
A column condemns U S media for broadcasting Amal militia propaganda and Beirut violence notes Allyn Conwell's remarks and Israeli actions in Lebanon. It urges reporters and officials to curb future coverage and warns of hijackings and staged broadcasts by extremist groups.
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United States
Reagan
U.S
Allyn Conwell
ABC
Israel
Conwell
Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Amal
TWA
George Shultz
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Cuumu
America
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Tokyo Rose
Joseph Goebbels
Mikhail Gorbchev
Amal Mil
Nabih Berri
Broadcasters’ Union
American Express
John Dillinger
al Capone
Shultz
West Bank
Jerusalem
IRA
Britain
Northern Ireland
Heke
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