Peace dividend debated as defense cuts loom
Our View argues that shifting Pentagon savings to civilian use risks worsening the deficit and proposes targeted aid for workers via existing programs. It backs retraining through GI bill expansions and JTPA, warns against new subsidies, and emphasizes a buoyant economy as primary aid for displaced defense workers.
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Bill Clinton
Pentagon
Clinton
JTPA
Readers vent on TV offers and comics mix in Aiken Standard
A letter criticizes Channel 1 free TV offer to middle school classrooms and cites swapped Garfield Beetle Bailey cartoons. Readers urge changes to the sports page and lament teacher pay and budget cuts, noting eight district office eliminations saving about 344000 dollars.
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Garfield
Beetle Bailey
Aiken County
Aiken Standard invites calls to the 24 hour Standard Line
Readers may call 648-2508 to share general community comments or criticisms for publication, with optional anonymity. The line records names and addresses for verification and editors may edit for brevity and fairness. The note cites editorials on Vaucluse and mill closure and comments on local Day Camps and soccer camp costs.
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Aiken
Maverick Returns to the Range as Perot Sways Race
The Washington Post and ABC News poll in early June shows Perot at 38 percent with Bush at 30 and Clinton at 26. The piece critiques Perot’s electronic town meetings and a televised plebiscite idea, warning of manipulation and complexity in major issues.
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Texas
Washington Post
ABC News
George Bush
Bill Clinton
Edward Kennedy
Jesse Helms
Mama Murphy Brown
Esaie
Congress
Canterbury
Perot's $100 Million War Chest Reshapes Campaign Tactics
Analysts note Ross Perot could fund saturation TV presence including tailored ads and town meetings plus mobilize 350,000 volunteers, a capacity unseen in Bush or Clinton campaigns. The $100 million offers a mechanical edge but also risks if misstep costs his bid.
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Ashington
Ross Perot
Texas Biltire
Ign
Ampa
Perot
White House
Bill Clinton
Utah
Bush
Clinton
Tere
Tennessee embryo custody ruling redefines birth rights
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that embryos do not acquire legal personhood at conception and that privacy rights protect individuals from being forced to become parents. The decision, arising from the Mary Sue and Junior Davis case over seven frozen embryos, affects storage and disposition practices nationwide and clarifies that men cannot be compelled to father a child.
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Junior Lewis Davis
Davises
Tennessee Supreme Court
Junior Lewis
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Supreme Court
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