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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1996

Page

4

Dole bashing becomes spring political pastime

Columnist Thomas Hardy notes pundits again declare Bob Dole out of contention while Clinton leads in polls. The Whitewater inquiry gains attention as Republicans search for a cover while Democrats eye the speakership and Gephardt.

Bob Dole Dole Washington Clinton House Richard Gephardt Whitewater Bill Hillary Clinton Thomas Hardy

Networks balk at free prime time for presidential candidates

Major television networks dodge a plan to give a few minutes of free prime time nightly during the final month of the fall campaign. Proponents want the free slot in prime time. networks offer free time on news and early morning programs instead, citing concerns about audience reception and advertising revenue. The idea originates from Paul Taylor, a former Washington Post reporter, who popularized it in a book on the 1988 campaign. Columnists Jack Germond and Jules Witcover observe the dispute.

Washington Post Paul Taylor Jack Germond Jules Witco

Aiken Standard Help and Contact Details Revealed

The notice outlines contact numbers and hours for subscription delivery service customer care and newsroom editors at the Aiken Standard. It lists the mailing address, switchboard, fax line, and staff contacts for local news, features, and sports, with weekday and weekend service times.

Rui P.O Aiken Clection Ir Amon Hunter Aiken Standard P.O. Box S.C

Enduring Marriage Honored as Gift From God

The pastor reflects on marriage as honorable and life giving, guided by Hebrews and Ephesians. He cites the film Shadowlands depicting Lewis and Joy Davidman Gresham, praising love enduring pain, and urges the church to nurture and share such marriages.

America Andrea Jesus Paul Anthony Hopkins Debra Winger Dr. Lewis Joy Davidman Gresham Lewis Oxford Tam

Thankful Letter to County Workers Over Driveway Project

Daphne Gibson thanks Yvette, Leo Shaw, Long, Jerome Bettis, Davenport of Road and Maintenance and Sandra from Public Works and Engineering for a pleasant, helpful drive way project. The Gibsons funded the private driveway portion. editor notes explain normal scope and letters policy.

Yvette Leo Shaw Long Jerome Bettis Davenport Gibsons

Helping minorities with a moral and policy push

The piece argues that racial divisions persist and that America must do more to aid struggling minorities. It weighs affirmative action, legal rights, and moral grounds for government and institutions to improve access to education and employment, while warning against unqualified quotas.

America Gunnar Myrdal South Myrdal U.S Kerner Commission U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals For Fifth Circuit University of Texas Supreme Court

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