Black athletes and business lead civil rights progress
Ashley Cooper notes that NBA draft selections show race does not limit opportunity in professional sports and that success is driven by earnings. He argues the business of sports drives equality, cites leaders in entertainment and politics, and predicts Black figures like Joe Louis and Magic Johnson shaping equal rights in free enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Basketball Association
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Gov
al Smith
New York
Bill Cosby
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Boston Celtics
Pat Conroy
Stephen King
Frank Yerby
Foxes
Harrow
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Joe Louis
Magic Johnson
Walter Peyton
Jim Rice
Earl Campbell
Abraham Lincoln
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Jesse Jackson
Bradley Roast Shows Seven Democrats Floundering for Charisma
The seven surviving Democratic candidates roast Sen. Bill Bradley in Washington with digs at his dullness and lack of charisma. Jackson jokes about Rudolph and the Reindeer while Biden and Gephardt trade barbs. Bradley fires back with a quip about Bruce Babbitt highlighting the night’s limited humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Bill Bradley
Bradley
Independent Action
House
Senate
Gary Hart
Jesse Jackson
Rudolph and the
Six Reindeer
Guess-Who
Santa
Jackson
Joe Biden
Biden
Jesse
Gephardt
John Kennedy
University of Oklahoma
Kennedy
Joe
Ted Sorenson
Michael Dukakis
Walter Shorenstein
Bruce Babbitt
Babbitt
Bruce
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John Henry Jones Remembered At Pinecrest Special School
Readers honor John Henry Jones, a remarkable 18 year old born with mcop polysaccharidosis who overcame blindness deafness and heart weakness. The essay highlights his learning spirit voting pride and lifelong impact on classmates teachers and his grandparents in North Augusta and Aiken County. Memorials are directed to The John Henry Jones Memorial Pinecrest Special School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Jones
Pinecrest Special School
Night Owls
John Henry
Irene Rudnick
Dick Riley
Robert Paskel
Aiken County
Roosevelt
Elester Jones
North Augusta
Bonnie Hayes
Pamela Thornton
Maxine Eberhard
Anne Elliott
Chris Kersey
Shirley Rutland
Charles Leopold
Joanne Greer
Donnie Kearse
Pinecrest
Carolyn
Richard Stepp
William B. Strong
Mary Anne Browder
Aiken Standard
Rip Mehrhof
Lyn Allgood
Sunshine Foundation
Michael Jackson
Kate Smith Burial Petition Urges Mausoleum Duty
Letter to the editor urges reprinting a June article and launching an editorial campaign to honor Kate Smith by burying her at St. Agnes Catholic Church Lake Placid New York. The writer cites a $25 000 donation and part of a $500 000 estate for a mausoleum and calls for letters to Father Lamitle Sen Thurmond and President Reagan to resolve the burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Smith
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Lake Placid
N.Y
United States
Aiken County
South Carolina
United States of America
Father Lamitle
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Reagan
Question on value of life and legal penalties for eggs
A reader questions whether unborn eagles or unborn humans have greater value, citing a law that fines an eagle egg at 500 dollars while destroying thousands of unborn children faces no penalty. Mrs. Clyde Saunders of 105 Rogers Ave asks if this teaches morals or that money buys anything.
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Clyde Saunders
Rogers Ave
Reader criticizes DUI sentences in Aiken Standard letter
A letter to the Aiken Standard questions a fifteen day hard labor DUI sentence, bondsman fees, and fines, arguing the punishment is excessive or unfair. The writer notes potential harsher penalties for repeat offenses and mocks a brief court record column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
General Sessions Court
Residents oppose Citadel Drive extension to Beltline
A College Acres letter argues against extending Citadel Drive from Banks Mill Road to Highway 19 South, warning traffic would double and erode a quiet, rural feel. They urge routing via Talatha Road instead to preserve safety for families and seniors.
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Citadel Drive
College Acres
Banks Mill Road
Highway 19
Citadel
Converse Drive
Talatha Road
Banks Mill
South Africa’s Election Seen as Mandate for Reform
The National Party victory is read as approval of peaceful reform, with President Botha pledging continued change. Denis Worrall’s close loss to Chris Hennis signals a new era as reformist forces gain support and minority violence is renounced for evolutionary democracy.
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National Party
South Africa
Botha
Denis Worrall
Mr. Worrall
Chris Hennis
African National Congress
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Ashley Cooper
Bill Bradley and the
Seven Dwarfs
Desmond Tutu
Pretoria
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