Yeltsin's Risky Gambit Pushes for a People Verdict
Western leaders back Yeltsin as he seeks a public vote on a new constitution and a Western-style parliament. He aims to end the political standoff with a referendum while Parliament moves to strip powers, risking civil unrest and a potential shift toward autocracy or renewed reform.
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Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Yeltsin
West
Clinton
Eduard A. Shevardnadze
Washington
Senate
Sam Nunn
Yugoslavia
KGB
Parents, Teens and Public School Parenting Courses Debate
A reader challenges Carl Langley's view of public school parenting courses in Aiken County. They argue teen mothers face barriers to education and employment, defend funding for immunizations nutrition and family services, and urge support for child development oriented programs over punitive approaches.
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Carl Langley
Aiken County
Langley
Mr. Langley
Aiken Standard Letters Policy Note
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with mailing address for publication. Letters should be legible and concise as they may be edited. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Aiken, S.C
Abortion stance cited in a personal letter
A private letter argues abortion is wrong and urges the U S Senate and House to block a bill legalizing abortion throughout nine months. The writer cites Proverbs and claims thousands of lives would be terminated if passed. Signature: Jennifer M. Valiquette, 1221 Williams Drive.
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United States
Thas
U.S. Senate
House
Jennifer M. Valiquette
Williams Drive
Clinton imputed income rumors spark tax debate
Akron Beacon Journal associate editor David B. Cooper weighs whether Clinton officials proposed taxing imputed income such as rent or pension contributions. He notes no proposal exists and explains a Treasury footnote used only for comparison. He urges clarity and cautions against misleading tax comparisons.
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Clinton
Beltway
Robert Rankin
Washington
Knight-Ridder
Bob
Rankin
Treacy Department
Camain
Treasury Department
David B. Cooper
Akron Beacon Journal
South Africa scandal shadows de Klerk reform image
Philadelphia Daily News columnist Jack McKinney reports a Port Elizabeth murder inquest reveals a major scandal tied to the apartheid era. Evidence shows plans for a coup and covert operations to influence Ciskei Transkei, implicating Brigadier Van der Westhuizen and Gen. Liebenberg in state security schemes.
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Africa
U.S
Somalia
Sudan
Angola
Jonas Savimbi
South Africa
Texas
F.W. de Klerk
Port Elizabeth
de Klerk
African National Congress
Matthew Goniwe
New Nation Newspa
Per
Chris van der Westhuizen
Goniwe
Army
van der Westhuizen
Laurens du Plessis
du Plessis
Ciskei
Transkei
A.G. Liebenberg
van der Westheuven
Inkatha
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
Nelson Mandela
ANC
The
State Security Council
Gen. Liebenberg
South Africa Defense Force
Where is the grass greener on the American frontier
The piece discusses westward movement in search of better prospects and welfare, noting Census findings that one in eleven moved states in five years. It contrasts Western outsider migration with Pennsylvanians who stay put, and links relocation to corporate mobility, welfare, vacationing and immigration debates. It also mentions border security and Nogales crime context.
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American Frontier
American West
Clint Eastwood
Nevada
United States
New York
World Trade Center
State Department
Pat Buchanan
San Luis
Nogales
Douglas
Ariz
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Sue S. Brown
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Daniel S. Holland
Allan Sloan
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Little Rock
Ark
C-Span
Knight-Ridder Service
Jack McKinney
Philadelphia Daily News
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Maryland
Delaware
D.C
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