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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1987
Page
4
The Bicentennial of the Constitution accompanies Aiken’s Makin’ Festival in a peak weekend. The 11th annual event, hosted by the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce, is expected to draw over 30 000 attendees. USCA’s Etherredge Center hosts three performances of Lincoln and the Constitution starring Will Cole on Friday and Saturday.
Dan Rather clashed with CBS executives over open time for U S Open coverage and walked off the Evening News stage. The network went into seven minutes of blackout as officials scrambled. Observers note Rather’s reputation for arrogance and call the incident a dramatic flare in a sagging ratings era.
Mayor H Odell Weeks proclaims Will Cole Day praising his impact on Aiken since the 1950s He organized the Aiken Community Playhouse directed its first play and led it to become a top amateur group He edited The Many Faces of Aiken and chairs the Bicentennial committee leading a Lincoln and the Constitution show at Etherredge Center
A daily reflection cites Blaise Pascal saying all human troubles come from not knowing how to sit still. The quote highlights patience and inner calm as remedies for unrest.
Michael Dukakis outlines a plan to win the Southern regional primary by stressing his record on jobs, budgets, crime, and schools. campaign aides argue that early campaigning will shed the Northeast category and reveal a capable progressive appealing to Southern voters.
President Reagan told Universal Press Syndicate he is optimistic about Judge Robert Bork joining the Supreme Court and said he would not discuss specific issues with Bork. He criticized Justice Thurgood Marshall's remarks on his record, noted Bork's un-reversed opinions on the DC Circuit, and defended his judicial philosophy over politics.
The piece argues that a Bork defeat would signal an era of court-packing by interest groups, undermining presidential appointment power and Senate advising consent. It warns of a court shaped by political pressure over independent minds, with broad implications for both parties and the Supreme Court’s future.
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