Frank Lock Jr remembered for Palmetto Golf Club record
Editorial notes Frank Lock Jr who died May 22 at 61 left a legacy as a devoted husband and father and a generous town contributor. Aiken's Sertoma Club founder and Palmetto Golf Club record setter, his work on the club’s greens and water system solidified a lasting impact on the community.
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Frank Lock Jr
Aiken
Sertoma Club
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Winston Salem
Sam Snead
Len Yaun
Lock
Greens
Billy Howard
Frank Lock
Peru’s fraught democracy under Fujimori exposed
The San Jose Mercury News views Alberto Fujimori’s Peru as a fragile democracy. It credits him for defeating Shining Path and building infrastructure while criticizing his third term move, media control, and opaque victory. It notes U S and OAS concern and calls for fair elections and targeted aid to reduce poverty and illiteracy.
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Alberto Fujimori
Peru
High Court
Fujimori
Shining Path
Alejandro Toledo
United States
America
San Jose
Calif
Mercury News
Death Row: The facts vs. fiction
Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Bill Thompson argues that innocent people are not being executed and defends the death penalty by faulting the conviction process, noting Illinois and Texas cases, appeals, and a call for accurate evidence while criticizing anti capital punishment critics.
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Oliver Stone
Wall Street
Ilinois
Illinois
Texas
Larry Keith Robison
Bleeding Hearts
Robison
Henry Lee Lucas
Gary Graham
Bill Thompson
The
Fort Worth Star- Telegram
Corzine's $34 Million Senate Primary Spending Breaks Records
Washington notes that Jon Corzine's $34 million bid for the New Jersey Democratic nomination sets a new Senate campaign spending record, dwarfing past totals and reflecting New Jersey's costly political landscape. It contrasts Corzine with rivals like Florio and discusses implications of wealth, media, and party dynamics in a state with no regional network television.
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Washington
Jon Corzine
Senate
New Jersey
Michael Huffington
Corzine
Huffington
Dianne Feinstein
Jim Florio
Goldman Sachs
Steve Forbes
White House
Frank Lautenberg
Florio
House of Representatives
Christine Todd Whitman
Lautenberg
Robert Torricelli
South Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Jersey
California
Letters Praise Fort Gordon Band and Memorial Day Meaning
Readers critique local support for the Fort Gordon Band and Memorial Day meaning. Officials’ attendance is noted as lacking while community members, including Aiken High and South Aiken High, recognize academic booster clubs and Jim Hill’s leadership, detailing fundraising and scholarships totals and funding mechanisms.
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Fort Gordon
Ft. Gordon
Bosnia
Columbia
Aiken
Martin McCrum
Aiken High School
Jim Hill
Kathy Greene
Aiken High
South Aiken High School
South Aiken
South Aiken High
USCA
Aiken Technical College
Academic Booster Cubs
Haze
Carolina
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Leffrey B. Wallace
Uwervisor Systems
Maiagsames
K. Bennett Jr, J. David Boyd
China
Death Row
N.J
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