Bush Presses Campaign Finance Reform Limits
President Bush signals steps toward PAC and campaign finance reform. He favors banning most contributions to individual candidates by PACs, with ideological groups exempt. Debate centers on free speech, court challenges, public financing, and the need for broader spending limits and free air time for major candidates.
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Bush
White House
PAC
Congress
Federal Election Commission
Common Cause
House
Robert Kuttner
Supreme Court
Reid Wingard Jr. remembered as devoted churchman and engineer
North Augusta native Reid S. Wingard Jr. a Du Pont Savannah River Plant engineer for 35 years and USC mechanical engineering graduate died on June 6 after battling cancer. He led Holy Trinity Lutheran Church councils, served on SC Lutheran Synod boards and committees, helped organize North Augusta politics, and supported the Nancy Carson Library. He was a fisherman and community leader widely praised for his service and generosity.
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Reid S. Wingard Jr
The
du Pont Co
Savannah River
University of South Carolina
North Augusta
Ellen
SRS
Wingard
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Church Council
Synod Council
South Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Church
Synod American Missions and
South Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church In America
South Carolina Lutheran Men
Lutheran Church In America Assembly
Ted Coleman
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Ohio
Republican Party
Aiken County
Mim Woodring
Nancy Carson
Staffing credits from the managing editor and directors
The note lists John F. Boyette II as managing editor, Melanie L. Arney as advertising director, and Sue S. Brown as production director. The names reflect the newspaper’s leadership in editing, advertising, and production roles.
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John F. Boyette II
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
America Still the Leading Great Power in a Changing World
The piece argues that the 1980s rival powers Japan China Russia and Western Europe have shifted rather than static. It notes Russia’s economic strain under Gorbachev China’s shift away from openness Japan’s political fragility and Europe’s NATO evolution while affirming America remains feisty influential and the leading great power.
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America
Japan
Russia
China
Europe
New York City
Walter Lippmann
Paul Kennedy
Mikhail Gorbachev
Deng Xiaoping
NATO
Educating a Culturally Diverse Population Debate
Denver conference on minority education warns against lowering standards for Hispanic and Black students. Craig Bowman argues for equal academic demands, citing Jaime Escalante as a model of perseverance despite systemic challenges.
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University of Denver
Center For Public Policy and Contemporary Issues
Colorado
Richard D. Lamm
Craig Bowman
Denver Area
Oe Creainy
Bowman
Denver
Texas
Jaime Escalante
Los Angeles
Escalante
Czar Ashley fI and wild ideas on drunken driving and prestige
A column mocks drastic rules for public service and harsh penalties for excuses, then critiques C Everett Koop proposals to curb drunken driving. It notes rising costs of luxury experiences and proposes a humorous "Dollars for Prestige" plan with elite perks for donors.
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United States
C. Everett Koop
Koop
Washington Post
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