Balanced Budget Amendment Stirs Debate on Economic Impact
Our View urges caution over a proposed constitutional amendment championed by Senator Strom Thurmond and backed by South Carolina legislators. While appealing to deficit-weary voters, advocates warn of severe economic distress, job losses, and strained defense and domestic programs if imposed within two years. The piece argues for careful, gradual solvency rather than rapid federal budget cuts.
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Congress
South Carolina
Strom ‘Thurmond
Congo
U. S
T.S. Eliot
U.S
Residents urge traffic safety at Houndslake Drive intersection
A letter from Peggy Penland of Houndslake Corporation cites frequent accidents at the Houndslake Drive by ass embankment and Trail Ridge Road. calls for immediate traffic light and turn lanes funding, noting Westinghouse relocation and pending state deliberations on Chem Nuclear low level waste plans.
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Houndslake
Aiken By Pass
Houndslake Drive
Westinghouse
Centennial Park
Highway Department
Tral Ridge
Letter urges continued operation of Barnwell nuclear site
The writer argues for keeping Chem-Nuclear’s Barnwell low level waste disposal site open, citing 20 years of safe operation, 170 local jobs, and over 10 million in annual payroll. They praise its economic benefits to South Carolina and the nation, and urge North Carolina to support hosting responsibilities.
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Barnwell
Chem-Nuclear
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
North Carolina
Values as Political Weapon Rise in Reagan Bush Era
The piece argues Republican strategy in the 1980s centered on invoking “values” to win votes, wrapping themselves in American life symbols while cutting social programs. It notes Bush’s dip in popularity during a recession and stalled agenda, and contrasts speeches about values with real policy. The Los Angeles riots pushed for federal relief, testing Republican suburban and rural support as Bush finally embraced aid, drawing pushback from some House Republicans.
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Ashington
Fasaks O Gog
Chael Dukakis
Republcan
America
Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Los Angeles
Inner city values debate fuels 1992 campaign chatter
The piece surveys how housing secretary Kemp cites value loss as root cause of inner city woes while Vice President Quayle links problems to a poverty of values. It notes Bush Quayle media coverage and the Murphy Brown controversy shaping the race with Clinton urging critique of the show and its ads.
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Jack Kemp
Dan Quayle
San Francisco
America
Murphy Brown
Eevstn
Uagle
Murdy Brown
Bush-Quayle
Bill Clinton
Bush
Quayle
Emurphy Brown
Val
Wrong Deed For The Right Reason
The piece argues that lawmakers may back a constitutional balanced budget amendment for dubious reasons and warns that such an amendment raises practical and economic questions. It notes debates on scope, enforcement mechanisms, and phased implementation while highlighting political motives and potential missteps.
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Bush
Congress
Eliot
Reactor Needed In Troubled Times
The article argues tritium concerns from the Savannah River Site are largely settled with safety limits. It discusses the Nuclear Weapons Council’s memo process for stockpile needs, the K Reactor upgrades, and the future New Production Reactor. It emphasizes preserving tritium supply via current and retired warhead mining while pursuing disarmament with strength. J Michael Hosang chairs Awareness.
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Savannah River
Secretary of Energy
Berlin Wall
Ussr
Reagan
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Aew
Nuclear Weapons Council
Departments of Defense and Energy
DOE
Westinghouse
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Aiken
8.C
Michael Butler
Citizens For Nuclear Technology ‘Awareness
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MS Sorbastic
Jack W. Germond & Jules Witcover Tribune Media Services
Statchaet Hosang
J. Micheal Hosang
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
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