Five Candidates Seek South Carolina Governor Nomination
Five men Beasley Ravenel Theodore Medlock and Riley press voters in Columbia with visions for education roads and finance. Theodore pledges bridges between government and people while Beasley urges lower pupil to teacher ratios and Theodore backs rural road expansion financed by bonds.
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Columbia
South Carolina
David Beasley
Arthur Ravenel
Nick Theodore
Travis Medlock
Joseph P. Riley Jr
Theodore
Beasley
Smalls Life Quietly Beats On For a Daily Rhythm
Lester Smails, an information systems engineer, fills spare moments with bass guitar and funk notes while surrounded by portraits of Jesus Christ, Kennedy, Malcolm X, King, and Mandela. He grew up in New York City and Stoney Home Projects, raised with church and Scouts, and once joined the Air Force after a draft letter interrupted college plans. He later pursued college basketball at USC Aiken before serving, near his grandmother’s ill health, at Shaw Air Force Base.
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Lester Smails
Teeenog
Jesus Christ
President Kennedy
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr
Nelson Mandela
Smalls
Newsweek
New York City
Stoney Home
Sumter Street
Westinghouse
Savannah River Co
Leverett
Leverett's
Martha Schofield High School
S.C. State College
USC Aiken
America
Southeast Asia
Air Force
Texas
Shaw Air Force Base
Clinton Eyes 108 Billion D C Savings Plan
The White House proposed broad cuts and reorganizations to save 108 billion by 2100, reducing civilian non-postal staffing by 12 percent over five years and trimming the federal payroll below two million for the first time since 1967. A ceremony with Clinton and Gore was planned to highlight the effort.
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Fedral
National Performance Review
Wich
Clinton
Cent
South Lawn
al Gore
Health Reform Promised by Clinton Aims to Preserve Coverage
President Clinton plans health reform measures to prevent loss of medical coverage when Americans change jobs or face serious illness. The reforms, to be unveiled to Congress later this year, seek to end the feared nightmare of losing coverage.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
White House delays full reform push after red tape report
The White House will not overhaul government today despite urging to reinvent. A 168 page report titled From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less is discussed, with executive orders expected later in the week.
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White House
Chevy Chase pushes into late night TV fray
Chevy Chase aims for a spot among late night legends with The Chevy Chase Show debuting at 11 p.m. EDT. His brief SNL run and movie stardom are noted as the buzz builds against NBCs Tonight Show and CBS Late Show competition.
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Chevy Chase
Los Angeles
Mount Rushmore
Pat Sajak
Dennis Miller
Leno
Chase hosts late night shift at Chevy Chase Theatre
Letterman style critique notes Chase lacks years of standup and talk show experience. A rehearsal described rough edges as the show wandered between SNL like bits and traditional talk fare. Chase avoids calling it a talk show, aiming for a late night comedy format with edgy, subversive sensibilities. Fox markets high public recognition for Chase.
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Letterman
Chase
Leno
Devsion
Chevy Chase Theatre
Sunset Boulevard
Lewis Raises 46 Million In Telethon
Jerry Lewis defended his Muscular Dystrophy telethon amid protests as the 28th annual event drew a final tally of 46,014,922 dollars with corporates adding 36,849,732. Celebrities Wynonna Ray Charles Garth Brooks and Michael Bolton appeared while doctors discussed breakthroughs and activists protested in several cities.
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Lewis
Tote
America
Jim Brown
Wynonna
Ray Charles
Garth Brooks
Michael Bolton
Philadelphia
New York
Jerry Lewis
Marta Russell
Ktla-Tv
Los Angeles
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Aiken
Minnie L. Hudgins
Michael H. James
North Augusta
Fox
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Aiken Mall
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