Able Persons Needed To Conduct Elections
Aiken County delegation will meet Thursday night to fill a vacancy on the County Election Commission. W Gunn Sawyer resigns from the commission due to business pressures at Bath Pharmacy in Bath. The replacement should be highly qualified, fair, and willing to study election laws.
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Bath
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Cap the Knife cuts Sergeant York antiaircraft project
Secretary Caspar Weinberger ends production of the Sergeant York antiaircraft gun after eight years and $1.8 billion spent, citing test failures and doubts it could work. The move, praised as fiscal discipline, calls for tougher civilian oversight and audits of costly weapons programs.
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California
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Richard Nixon
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Denny Smith
Oregon
Air Force
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Thought For Today Minute Wordplay Prelude
A short reflective line frames the day with a theme of originality and self. The message emphasizes each person as a unique beginning, inviting personal interpretation and inspiration.
Teachers’ Complaints as They Have Something New This Year
Washington notes show teachers complain about the new school year with renewed issues. Jon Margolis reports that educators voice concerns on funding workload and classroom conditions as schools reopen.
Controversial AIDS Columns Stir Debate On Morality
A multi paragraph column space criticizes prejudice against homosexuals and promotes monogamy as AIDS protection. It cites Dr. Friedman-Kine and Dr. Whiteside while comparing AIDS to the bubonic plague and notes New York City deaths. The piece also argues for practical teaching and policing over over credentialing.
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Jerry Hall
Farrah Fawcett
Mother Teresa
Ray Kerrison
Cal Thomas
Alvin Friedman-Kine
New York University
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
NEW York Magazine
Mark Whiteside
The
Institute of Tropical Medicine
Degrees Of Squeamishness In A Nebraska Death Case
A Nebraska Supreme Court ruling sparing a killer, Robert Hunt Jr., from the death penalty is analyzed. The author contrasts judicial standards for “especially heinous” murder with public perceptions of cruelty and suffering. The piece questions time perception and offers a satirical experiment.
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