Wofford Sees Bright Future For Schools
Henry D. Wofford, chairman of South Carolina's State Board of Education, gives an upbeat view on public schools at the Aiken Rotary Club. He cites Education Improvement Act progress, high attendance, rising teacher pay, low dropout rates, and strong test scores as signs schools are moving forward.
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Henry D. Wofford
Johnston
State Board of Education
South Carolina
Aiken Rotary Club
Wofford
South Carolina General Assembly
Rand Corp
Mississippi
Aiken County
Aiken
Refrigerator Perry soars as Bears’ rookie makes national splash
Chicago Bear William Perry nicknamed The Refrigerator has sparked national attention after scoring his first touchdown in a rare offensive look. Reports describe Perry as a folk hero with TV appearances and endorsement interest while his Clemson teammate Michael Perry earns weekly honors.
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Wall Street Journal
Aiken
William
Perry
NBC
Bryant Gumbel
NFL
Today Show
Chicago Bears
Clemson
Walt Disney
Chicago
David Letterman
the Journal
Chicago Sun- Times
Hollie Perry
Michael
South Carolina Association of Sportswriters
Thought For Today Chesterton Quote
The world will never starve for wonders but only for want of wonder spoken by G K Chesterton born 1874 died 1936. This quotation reflects the need for imagination and curiosity to sustain human life and culture.
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G.K. Chesterton
U N at 40 A World Body Seen Through Forty Years
The piece reflects on the United Nations fortieth anniversary noting high hopes at founding in 1945, later tensions between major powers, and the expansion to 159 member states. It cites peacekeeping efforts from 1948 to 1978, UN agencies aiding refugees and health, and a wary view of global cooperation amid terrorism and Middle East conflict. Winston Churchill’s line on preferring diplomacy over war is cited.
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Mother Earth
United Nations
U.N
U.S
United Nations Organization
Israel
Middle East
India
Security Council
Yasser Arafat
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Lebanon
U.N. General Assembly
Winston Churchill
Nicaraguan Disinformation and U S Opposition
An essay examines the Managua regime's propaganda war at the Hague World Court and efforts by Harvard lawyer Abram Chayes to aid the Sandinistas. It cites Bishop Sturdie Downs and journalist Gary Moore noting anti American actions and media portrayals, plus Noam Chomsky's critique of U S policy and calls against U S democracy.
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Geneva
Central America
Friends of
Nicaragua
World Court
Hague
Managua
United States
U.S
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Abram Chayes
Harvard Law School
Chayes
Cuba
Soviet Union
Sturdie Downs
Episcopal
California
Episcopalian
Bishop Downs
Gary Moore
Atlanta Constitution
India
Atlanta
People’s Church
Episcopal Prayer Book Society
World Council of Churches
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Noam Chomsky
Marxist Monthly Review
Chomsky
MIT
Harvard University
Israel
Hemisphere
Plastic plane aims for world circumnavigation record
Dick Rutan leads a calcium lightweight plastic airframe built from epoxy-graphite Ryton PPS composites to fly around the world non stop next year. The project highlights durable, moldable plastics reshaping aerospace and even consumer goods like golf clubs as Phillips Petroleum markets synthetic metal composites for wide use.
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Dick Rutan
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Ryton Pps
Research and Development Magazine
Aiken Standard Letters to the Editor Guidelines
The Aiken Standard accepts signed letters with a writer’s address for publication. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Legible submissions may be edited for space and taste. brief letters are preferred. Address Letters to the Editor at APO Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Aiken Standard
APO
Aiken, S.C
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