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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1987

Page

4

Placing CCI In Lee County Faces Tax Dollar Debate

Lee County residents show mixed reactions to locating a state maximum security prison there while officials favor the site. The piece argues rural poverty, need for jobs, and calls for fair tax distribution amid centralization concerns and Columbia area advantages.

CCI Lee County County Allendale McCormick Williamsburg South Carolina William Leeke Columbia Lee University of South Carolina Leeke

Tough But Fair Describes New FBI Director Sessions

After a lengthy search the Reagan administration names Judge William Sessions as FBI director designating him the right man to lead the agency. The West Texas judge is praised for fairness firmness and integrity with a track record of tough prosecutions and administrative skill.

FBI William Sessions William Webster Senate Sessions Western District of Texas Waco Justice Department U.S West Texas Gerald Ford Gerald Goldstein Texas Civil Liberties Union Teamsters Union Bureau

Iacocca Shaped as a Presidential Contender

Traverse City Michigan reports on Lee Iacocca leading a plenary session at the National Governors Association. He advocates a bold seven point program, including tax increases to curb debt and boost competitiveness, and argues for higher gas taxes to push conservation.

Traverse City Mich Lee Iacocca Chrysler Iacocca National Governors’ Association America Michael Dukakis Massachussetts Ronald Reagan Reagan Herbert Hoover Franklin Roosevelt United States U.S John Sununu Rn.h

Soviet baseball sketches a czarist parody in Tallinn

Earl Weaver guides a mock Soviet practice as Russian players debate balls and strikes. Uproar over stealing bases and level playing fields yields a comic exchange on lapta and czarist decadence. Weaver doubts Olympic dreams for 1992 Barcelona.

Earl Weaver Washington Will Rogers Soviet Union Bill Keller New York Times Moscow Alexandr Kalivod Tashkent Baltimore Orioles Tallinn Tractors Weaver Nyet Mikhail Mikhailovitch Estonia Andrei Andreievitch Land of Freedom Izvestia Ilyitch Ilyitchovitch

Governors Conference Lost Luster As Politics Give Way To Policy

A Tribune analysis finds the National Governors Conference dulling as governors focus on education welfare reform and state issues rather than presidential campaigns. Techno cratic governance replaces the old fiery era, with few White House aides or party stalwarts in attendance.

Traverse City Mich White House Michael Dukakis Massachusetts Oval Office Frank Donatelli Reagan Richard Nixon Thompson

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