France election reshapes Europe's unity project
The 1997 French Socialist victory prompts caution over Europe’s plan for a single currency by 1999. Chancellor Kohl congratulates Lionel Jospin, urging close Franco German cooperation yet warns that France must pursue reforms to avoid stagnation and isolation. The envisioned house of Europe faces cracks and possible delays in completion.
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Europe
Helmut Kohl
Lionel Jospin
Socialist Party
Jospin
France
House of Europe
Kohl
Jacques Chirac
Chicago Tribune
Housing overhaul sparks veto call in Washington
Detroit Free Press argues the House bill to overhaul public housing is mean spirited and counterproductive. It would redefine eligibility, letting up to two thirds of units serve families earning up to 35000 a year while 35 percent target under 12000. The piece asserts most tenants earn about 6500 and would be pressured to move, worse for the poorest Americans even if employed at minimum wage.
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U.S. House
Senate
Bill Clinton
House
Detroit Free Press
McVeigh death penalty urged in landmark case
The piece argues for Timothy McVeigh to receive the death penalty, detailing jurors’ burden and the moral calculus of retribution versus mercy. It frames the attacker as a calculated mass killer whose crime warrants capital punishment, while noting legal constraints and public sentiment.
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Washington
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Supreme Court
Legacy in life and faith from a local pastor
Aiken's First Baptist Church pastor reflects on how every person leaves a spiritual legacy through actions and example. He contrasts Nero and Paul, urges living by kindness and truth, and warns against hollow words without deeds. The piece stresses parental and community modeling for children and youth.
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Rome
California
Nero
Paul
Elijah
Elisha
AJ. Fox
Memorial for Dr Jane Bibler reveals a life in science and faith
The eulogy at St Thaddeus Church honors Jane Bibler a Savannah River Technology Center chemist and former USC Aiken professor who died at her Rolling Wood Road home after a two year cancer battle. Friends note her intellect wit and teaching spirit and praise her work with ion exchange, devotion to water sports and church service. She earned Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University and a PhD from Ohio State before joining SRL and later SR Site. Her family includes Ned Bibler and three children.
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Jane Pycraft Bibler
Rolling Wood Road
Mellie Hickey
Steve Peterson
Bibler
Savannah River Technolgy Center
SRL
Jane
Loraine
Ohio
Miami University of Ohio
Ohio State
Ned Bibler
Savannah River
du Pont
SRS
Jane Bibler
University of South Carolina Aiken
Richard Wallace
Ion Exchange
Ms. Hickey
Aiken Standard Letters to Editor Reach for Truth and Humor
Margaret A. Smith of Aiken reflects on years of spiritual awareness and care, noting empathy and a mix of interests from politics to sports. She quotes Rev. Austin Roberts on generosity and shares a light view of life, inviting readers to send brief signed letters with contact details.
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Austin Roberts
Margaret A. Smith
Aiken
Aiken Standard
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Editorial
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