Incumbent Runs Presidential Campaigns Echo Historic Precedents
Columnist Carl Leubsdorf notes the clash of a sitting president on the world stage with a rising rival on the domestic political field. He cites Nixon and Reagan eras to illustrate the uneven contest facing Bob Dole against Bill Clinton, while warning of how leadership perception shifts with international appearances.
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Bob Dole
House
Newt Gingrich
Clinton
Egypt
Israel
Russia
Ronald Reagan
France
Gary Hart
Walter Mondale
California
Richard Nixon
China
New Hampshire
Soviet Union
George McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
Mondale
Dole
Senate
Republican Congress
Carl Leubsdort
Weather Forecast Lawsuit Sparks Soggy Irony in Haifa
A Haifa woman ignored a TV forecast predicting sun and Went out without rain protection. She was drenched, caught flu, missed four days of work, and spent 38 dollars on medicine. She sues the TV station and the weatherman, arguing forecast errors merit liability.
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Haifa
Israel
Philadelphia Daily News
Aiken Standard Need Help Information Line
Local contact details for subscription, delivery, and editorial staff at the Aiken Standard. Includes addresses, hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and phone numbers for circulation board and publisher Scott B. Hunter.
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Butland Drive
P.O
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Reprocessing Is The Answer To Waste And Fuel Handling At SRS
Secretary Hazel O Leary cites the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site as a milestone, noting 750 local jobs and the on line status. The article argues reprocessing as a long term solution to plutonium waste, contrasting with interim storage and emphasizing safe, efficient recovery and use of plutonium to generate electricity.
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SRS
Hazel O'Leary
Washington
Clinton
Defense
Savannah River
DWPF
Nevada
U. S
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Chem
Barnwell
O'Leary
Doe
Thrill Hill Road dog hit and death amid passenger remorse
A resident on Medwell Hill Road near Aiken recalls a speeding vehicle that struck their 70 pound dog named Sam on February 20. The dog suffered severe injuries, required veterinary care, and died a day and a half later from infection. The writer pleads for drivers to slow down on the secluded dirt road to spare others from similar grief.
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Aiken
Thrill Hill
Medwell Hill Road
Sam
Attitude And Action Mark The Good Samaritan
The sermon contrasts four attitudes illustrated by the Good Samaritan parable. Thieves show theft, priest and Levite refuse aid, innkeeper questions costs, while the Samaritan offers selfless help, urging readers to identify neighbors and share grace. The pastor of Aiken Baptist Church declares divine generosity enables imitation.
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Jesus
Luke
Andrea
Schlemiels
Schlemies
Garfield
Samaritan Society
Hell
Jericho
Earth
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Bill Clinton
Steve
Weve
Whiskey Road
Veterinary Services
Holly Waltz
Doc Holly
Samaritan
Turst Baptist Church of
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