Pepsi Hoax Fizzles Out As Fearful Scare Proves Hoax
The so called Pepsi scare dissolves as a nationwide tampering claim appears fraudulent. FDA chief Kessler defends public reassurance while investigators note multiple states and cans from various plants fed the hoax. Federal penalties deter false claims and prosecutions aim to curb copycat incidents.
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Food and Drug Administration
David Kessler
Seattle
Aiken Letter Praises Rep Smith Against Insurance Amendments
A letter to the editor lauds Rep. Roland Smith for opposing his committee chairman Rep. Bailey to defeat auto insurance premium hikes in Aiken County. The writer credits Smith's courage and independence for benefiting constituents and hints at his reelection. The piece also references other national schooling debates and critiques of Governor Riley.
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Roland Smith
Rep
Bailey
Aiken County
Smith
Columbia
Barbara Lerner
Aiken
United Auto Workers
United Steel Workers
Japan
NEA
America
Letter defending William Blalock rails at Aiken Standard
A reader protests a June 18 article about William Blalock, accusing the paper of front page innuendo and unverified claims. The letter lauds Blalock as a kind and honest investment banker, recounts personal mentorship, and urges truthful reporting and fair treatment.
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William Blalock
Bialock
Mr. Blalock
Aiken
Edito
Health care reform eyed beyond band-aid fix
Derrick Z. Jackson reviews criticisms of the Clinton health plan through Dr. Marcia Angell of The New England Journal of Medicine. Angell argues managed competition fails to cut costs and calls for a Canadian style single payer system while highlighting rising expenses and uninsured Americans. The piece contrasts political promises with industry profits and urges substantive reform beyond slogans.
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Marcia Angell
New England Journal of Medicine
Bill and
Hillary
Angell
Clinton
United States
Johns Hopkins
Blue Cross
Bill
Hillary Clinton
Canada
United Kingdom
UN peacekeeping faces rethink after Cold War limits
Randolph Ryan reports on a Harvard Kennedy School conference examining new UN intervention roles amid Bosnia, Somalia, and Cambodia. The piece weighs whether a democratic, credible peacekeeping system can emerge, who pays, and how to balance security with political costs in a changed world.
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Imost
Bosnia
Somalia
Cambodia
UN Security Council
U.S
Harvard
Kennedy School of Government
Institute For Defense and Disarmament Studies
Camridge
United Nations
Cyprus
Golan Heights
Angola
el Salvador
Liberia
Randolph Ryan
Boston Globe Staf
Hillerman bridges Navajo mysticism and crime fiction
James G. Driscoll praises Tony Hillerman for merging detective plots with Navajo spirituality. The author respects Navajo culture while teaching readers about its traditions, earning the Navajo Tribal Council honor in 1987.
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Albuquerque
Tony Hillerman
Hillerman
Set
Jim Chee
Tribal Police
Statehouse News
Navajo Tribal Council
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Knight-Ridder Service
Arizona
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