Mina Surasky Tropp a cherished Aiken figure dies at 93
Mina Surasky Tropp a beloved member of Aiken’s Jewish community dies at 93 after years of declining health. A native of Russian Poland she and her family influenced local business culture and Jewish relief efforts while publishing works and donating a Jewish library to USCA. Her art with flora and plants earned national recognition including shows at Kennedy Galleries and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.
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Mina Tropp
Aiken
Hiram Charles
Freidel Copeland Surasky
Poland
Surasky
Jewish Currents
Tropp
Mina Surasky
Aiken Institute
Winthrop College
New York
Ralph Tropp
Columbia University
New York City
Tropps
Gregg-Graniteville Library
USCA
Museus
U. S
Canada
Kennedy Galleries
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
Flora
University of South Carolina Aiken
Dictionary of International Biography
Palestine
David Ben-Gurion
Golda Meir
Eleanor Roosevelt
Florence Street
Murray Sill
Aiken Standard
Miami Herald
Sill
Trapp
Lonnie Garvin
Nobel Prize Wins Lift for Mexican Poet Paz
Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and essayist, wins the Nobel Prize in literature at 76. The Nobel Academy praises his impassioned writing with wide horizons, sensuous intelligence, and humanistic integrity. Paz is celebrated as Mexico's first Nobel laureate in literature.
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Octavio Paz
Mexico City
Los Angeles
Paz
India
Harvard
Nobel Academy
Mexico
Aiken Standard Staff Directory Page 4A Listing
The front of the October 15 1990 Aiken Standard lists key staff positions including Managing Editor John F Boyette II Editorial Page Editor Jeffrey B Wallace Advertising Director Melanie L Arney Production Director Sue S Brown and Circulation Director Daniel S Holland for the Aiken South Carolina edition.
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John F. Boyette II
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Kuwait at Mid-October War Gamble in Gulf Crisis
The essay questions if Kuwait can be saved ten weeks into the Gulf crisis as a U.S. buildup nears 200,000 troops. It weighs options including ground invasion, air strikes, or containment, noting Iraq’s defenses, Arab ally reluctance, and mounting doubt about success. It cautions Bush against risky choices and warns of potential war and failure.
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Dow Jones
Halcyon
George Herbert Walker Bush
Kuwait
Bush
Gulf
U.S
Middle East
Mr. Bush
Baghdad
Saddam
United States
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Defense
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Kuwait City
Dugan
Mideast
Unpr
Saddam Hussein
Jerusalem
Fetal Protection Discrimination Debate Faces Souter
The article frames Justice Souter’s first major term test on Johnson Controls lead exposure and fetal protection policies. It outlines arguments that such policies may be sex discrimination or justified to prevent harm to unborn children, with references to potential job losses for women and legal stakes for corporate policy.
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David Souter
Supreme Court
Justice Souter
Johnson Controls Inc
Milwaukee
Johnson Controls
International Union Vs
U.S
Souter
A Different Twist To Football Games
Youth football and cheerleading at Hagood Stadium highlight the joy of the game for ages eight to twelve. The piece praises basic play and sportsmanship over winning, noting simple stakes, small crowds, and the value of participation over professional-style analysis.
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Hagood Stadium
NFL
Ers
Rocknes
Lombardis
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