Space Research Spurs Useful Spinoffs From SDI Efforts
The piece notes NASA researchers created a Dacron vein implant now common in operating rooms. Rockwell International and Texas Instruments scientists in Anaheim work on SDI to build a tiny card sized computer for satellite use, capable of processing thousands of data sets to distinguish missiles from decoys. The article argues the Soviet Union opposed SDI not only for security but for the flood of spin off innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Rockwell International
Texas Instruments Laboratories
Anaheim
Calif
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Gem Lakes Phase L draw draws protest over 30 ft setback
A letter to the editor criticizes Phase L plans for Gem Lakes citing 30 foot street setbacks, 16 lots on six acres, and 1600 square foot homes amid concerns the project lowers property values. Residents urged tougher county zoning and a compromise with developer Jerry Waters.
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Paty Clark
Gem Lakes
Jerry Waters
Town Creek Road
Waters
Aiken County
Planning Commission
Aiken Standard invites signed letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard welcomes letters to the editor and requires the writer to sign and include a mailing address. Letters should be legible and preferably typewritten. Brief, to the point submissions are preferred. Addresses and mailing details are provided for sending letters.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Bush's Shift On No New Taxes Echoes Budget Talks
The White House hedges on its no new taxes pledge as budget talks with signal leaders loom. Analysts warn a weak economy and Gramm Rudman targets force deeper cuts and possible tax steps, while Democrats press for higher income taxes to trim deficits.
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White House
Bush
John Sununu
Gramm-Rudman
Richard Darman
Senate
George Mitchell
Alan Simpson
Rwyo
John Breaux
D-La
Icans
Marlin Fitzwater
Teachers and Police Deserve Greater Pay and Respect
A columnist argues teachers and police are underpaid and underappreciated. They advocate higher pay, expanded training, and stronger professional status to improve education, law enforcement, and community well being, while urging better leadership and accountability.
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Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
John Mitchell
John Erlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Reagan
America
Haass
FBI
Trade offs in safety and speed across transportation policy
An economist argues that raising speed limits on freeways saves lives overall by shifting travel from secondary roads to interstates, despite more fatalities on highways. The piece discusses risk trade offs, asbestos fears, energy and pollution costs, and warns against overreaction by lobbyists seeking costly remedial measures.
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Heartland Institute
John Semmens
Tempe
Ariz
Semmens
Department of Trans
Washington
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Gary Fishback
Advic
Fishback
John F. Boyette
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
Scott B. Hunter
Carl Learsdorf
GOP
Simpson
Congress
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