Guard Colonel Promises Court Fight Over Discharge
Col Mar garethe Cammermeyer a highly regarded National Guard officer and Bronze Star recipient was ordered discharged by the Pentagon for admitting in a security clearance interview that she is a lesbian. Pentagon officials say she is among the highest ranking officers removed over homosexuality, with an honorable discharge set for June 11.
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Miller Pushes Georgia Flag Change Over Confederate Emblem
Gov Zell Miller proposes removing the Confederate battle symbol from Georgia’s flag before the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He argues the emblem harms the state's image and desegregation legacy, while leaders stress political and legislative hurdles ahead as the issue resurfaces.
Commuting Alone Popular Amid Shifting Transit Use
Census figures show 73.2 percent of workers drove alone in 1990, up from 64.4 percent in 1980, while mass transit fell to 5.3 percent and car pooling dropped to 13.4 percent. Officials blame suburban moves, lower gas prices, and fewer subsidies for the trend.
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Restless Troops In Haiti Facing Unrest And Strikes
In Port-au-Prince crowds throw stones at a soldier as a wave of defiance grows against the military-backed interim government. Five soldiers have been killed in five days amid an embargo aims to force Aristide's return, with salaries unpaid for up to two months and internal army dissension surfacing.
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Paul Latortue
University of Puerto Rico
Marc Bazin
Aiken Standard Contact Details and Delivery Hours
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Miller quote on flying flag tied to segregation legacy
Gov. Zell Miller quotes a line describing the flag as not an enduring symbol of heritage but the fighting flag of those who sought to preserve a segregated South amid the civil rights movement. The remark frames the flag as a symbol of resistance to integration.
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King sues over The Lawnmower Man film likeness
Us press reports Stephen King files suit against producers and distributors claiming The Lawnmower Man bears little to no resemblance to his 1970s short story in which a homeowner kills the man he hires to mow his lawn. The film centers on a gardener whose intelligence is enhanced by computer experiments. The suit seeks damages for rights violations.
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