Aiken Public Meeting Weighs Whiskey Road Alternatives
Citizens in Aiken gather tonight to hear four options to ease traffic along Whiskey Road linking downtown to the south. The discussion centers on a possible four lane bypass to relieve bottlenecks at Pine Log Road and support future growth with ARTS plans guiding regional needs.
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Aiken
Whiskey Road
Savannah River
Augusta Regional Transportation Study
ARTS
Augusta-Aiken
Pine Long Road
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Nunn Amendment Highlights European Defense Struggle
Senate vote rejects Nunn proposal to pull troops from Europe as he urges higher European defense spending. The piece notes NATO burden sharing, with the United States carrying substantial force and technology, while warning the amendment could reappear and possibly pass if Europe does not boost defense budgets.
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Georgia
Sam Nunn
Congress
Reagan
America
Senate
Europe
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nunn
NATO
Alliance
Western
U.S
New Yorker writer admits fabricating conversations in nonfiction
Alastair Reid acknowledged to the Wall Street Journal that he invented conversations and characters in many New Yorker reports over decades. Editor William Shawn expresses embarrassment while defending the technique as a case by case matter.
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New Yorker
William Shawn
Alastair Reid
The
Wall Street Journal
Reid
Grave Flower Theft in Graniteville Cemetery
Readers mourn the loss of a baby who lived 12 hours and report a grave flower theft at Graniteville cemetery. The letter from Cathy Faulkner expresses deep hurt at the stolen silk arrangement sent by friends and asks for empathy in a cruel world.
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Graniteville
Cathy Faulkner
Debt May Define Hart-Mondale Path At DNC Summit
The piece argues Gary Hart faces a heavy debt burden near $4.7 million, with net debt around $2.5–3 million after expected payments. It notes fundraising limits, PAC reluctance, and party doubts about defeating Reagan, while suggesting talk of a joint debt plan with Mondale could influence a VP ticket.
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Hart
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Gary Hart
Reagan
Dale
Mondale
69Th Street
Readers respond to Grady column on Reagan era peace talks
Ashley Cooper presents reader letters critiquing Sandy Grady’s urging of talks with the Kremlin figures. Messages praise or attack Grady’s stance, recount school ties, defend or ridicule Kremlin leaders, and note editorials’ role. Compiled letters include jokes about Her image and fashion items.
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Sandy Grady
Reagan
Chernenko
Grady
Hitler
Stalin
Russia
Roosevelt
Kremlin
Charlotte
Chev
America
Lenin
N&c
Lord Ashley
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Jules Witcover
New York
Walter F. Mondale
Fritz Mondale
Mon
Ronald Reagan
Dakbarov
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
Khrush
James Edwards
William E. Fender Jr
Edwards
Leon Freda
Dr. Edwards
Hanna
Temple Bailey
Beatrice Howard
Folly Beach
E. Romney Wheeler
Hilton Head
Tom Turner
Charleston
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