Chamber Orchestra Opens With Fine Music in Etherredge Center
The Etherredge Center chamber orchestra debuted to 400 500 fans, performing Bach Mozart Dvorak and Copland with 36 musicians led by Rudy Volkmann. Organizers expect two more concerts Feb 2 and June 1 and foresee an expanded 1991 82 season. The project aims to educate USC Aiken students and enrich the Aiken area culture as the center develops.
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Etherredge Center
Chamber Orchestra
Aiken Standard
Tom Mack
Dvorak
Copland
Aiken Area
William House
Rudy Volkmann
USC Aiken
Aiken
USCA
Capitalism Wins Out in a Global Shift Toward Free Markets
The piece argues that capitalism prevailed over communism as both ideologies failed in practice. It notes the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe and predicts East Germany’s merger into West Germany on Oct 3. It describes Moscow planning a move to dismantle socialism in 500 days starting Oct 1 and Russia returning toward pre revolutionary capitalism. It urges support for the capitalist transition and cites a Helsinki summit as confirmation of enlightened foreign policy.
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Lenin
Europe
East Germany
West Germany
Rome
Moscow
Red Square
Kremlin
Russia
Helsinki
Letters To The Editor On K Mart Closure In Aiken
A reader laments the closing of a Richland Avenue K Mart and urges sympathy for displaced employees while noting profitability influences such business decisions. The writer objects to the newspaper editorial stance and defends free enterprise amid town development changes.
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K-Mart
Aiken Standard
Kmart
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Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Brief Letters to Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed by the writer and bearing a valid mailing address. Letters should be legible, brief and to the point, with no subject matter limits. Send to The Editor, Aiken Standard, Box 456, Aiken, SC 29802.
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Aiken
Aiken, S.C
War On Drugs: Bennett cites improving drug use trends
In a candid briefing, Bill Bennett presents three major data sources the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, DAWN, and the National High School Senior Drug Abuse Survey. He notes life-time illicit use around 37 percent, a rise in recent years but a drop in current cocaine users by half, and rising overdose deaths. Biden warns of escalating violence and persistent challenges, while Bennett emphasizes more good than bad news but stresses a long fight ahead.
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Bill Bennett
Biden
Bennett
DAWN
Spain
Dawn Data Bank
Betts Ofcesperin
Oak Dable
Joe Biden
Early Learning Gains Drive Missouri Parents as Teachers Program
The Ford Foundation awarded a major innovation prize to Missouri Parents as Teachers PAT, a home visitation program guiding parents to nurture early brain development from birth. PAT, led by Dr. Burton White and tested in Ferguson, now must be offered in all Missouri districts, expanding to 62 programs across 28 states. The initiative connects parents as a child’s first teachers, improves health screening, and supports constructive play and discipline for three years of life.
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Ford Foundation
Missouri
Aan Rogram
Burton White
Harvard
University of Missouri At St. Louis
Winter
Short Greeks Run Restaurants and Service Dreams
A narrator rails against yuppie service culture and corporate restaurant management. He contrasts overbooked, undertrained staff with the idea that only “short Greeks” would run a lunch counter right. He urges readers to question corporate ownership and value local, hands on operation.
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Sam Sianis
Billy Goat's Tavern
Sam
Petice
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