Supreme Court backs crime victims fund in aid plan
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Victims of Crime Assistance Act of 1984 requiring added fines of 25 dollars on misdemeanors and 50 dollars on felonies to support victim programs. The ruling rejects the argument that the levy violated the House’s revenue powers, noting funds support victim aid and rehabilitation.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
California
San Diego
German Munoz-Flores
House of Representatives
Senate
U.S. District Court
9Th U.S. Circuit of Appeals
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Justice Marshall
Letters to the Editor voter praise for Martschnik and tax questions
Readers advocate for Sherry Shealy Martschnik citing integrity and vision for South Carolina in the 1990s and beyond while a separate letter questions tax policy and revenue growth in Aiken, urging transparency on local finances and options, including a lottery proposal. A veteran seeks help locating a longlost friend Edna J McDonald Taylor.
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South Carolina
Sherry
Martschink
Tasindy
Laington
Sen
Martschnik
Sen. Martschnik
WAC Women’s Army
London
Harley Street
AACS
Army Airways Communication System
Great Cumberland Place
Fort Bragg
N.C
Tennessee
Edna J. Mc
Mac
Taylor
Warrenville
Mary Margaret Schisler
Nashville
Tenn
Margaret Salm
Deer Losse Drive
Letter Writing Guidelines From The Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer’s mailing address. Letters should be legible and preferably typewritten. Brief, to the point pieces are preferred and all letters may be edited or condensed. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken 29802.
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Aiken
Who Is To Decide Death Over Life
A Detroit area doctor Dr. Jack Kevorkian aids Janet Adkins in dying using a self built device in a public park. The piece argues the right to die debates mirror shifts away from viewing all life as a gift and discusses broader ethical implications and future directions.
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Detroit
Jack Kevorkian
Janet Adkins
Mrs. Adkins
Kevorkian
Mrs. Akins
Doc Kevorkian
Eine
Jefferson
Dr. Kevorkian
Hemlock Society
Feminists Clash With Medical Breakthrough Over Fetal Surgery
CHICAGO report on a pioneering fetal operation at University of California San Francisco saves Blake Schultz born weeks later weighing over four pounds. Beth Schultz, the mother, faced major risks for her unborn child. Bi ethicists and feminists argue over rights, motherhood, and future lawsuits about a mother’s autonomy versus a baby's life.
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Blake Schultz
Blake
University of California
San Francisco
Beth Schultz
Chicago
Critical Words and the Dialect of Disapproval in Letters
A reader collection examines extreme terms like aghast and infuriated used to condemn newspaper content. The writer argues that mortification should depend on personal involvement and recalls ongoing disputes over quoted poems and accuracy in past columns.
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Morti
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