Television show trials stain baseball’s drug probe in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh a media fueled show trial links ballplayers to drug use as immunity shields rise for a few. Names like Matthews Hernandez Sorensen and Stargell surface while Curtis Strong’s case hangs over the era. The piece questions guilt innocence and press responsibility in a dragged out public quest for an image fix.
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Steve Daley
Pittsburgh
Gary Matthews
Larry Sorensen
Chicago Cubs
Curtis Strong
Lonnie Smith
Smith
Baseball
Annie shines in 12th Diabetic Assn benefit in Aiken
The Aiken Chapter of the American Diabetes Association stages Annie starring eight year old Brooke Allison Lundy and a golden retriever Sandy. About 100 people including cast and orchestra exceed the production crew for the annual fundraiser, which has raised over $100,000 for diabetic research.
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Aiken
American Diabetes Association
Diabetic Association
Clarence Jolly
Brooke-Allison Lundy
Augusta
Annie
Winding Lanes Brookshire Dandy
Sandy
Jolly
Alex Henderson
Diabetes Association
Edgefield
Good Sledding Wished For United Way Drive
United Way of Aiken County opens its 1985 campaign with a goal of 935000 dollars. Brothers and Sisters and Golden Harvest Food Bank joined the campaign after a review. 27 agencies benefit from the drive and must meet high service standards. Campaign Chairman John Cagle leads a strong volunteer staff aiming to exceed the goal.
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United Way
Aiken County
Brothers and Sisters
Golden Harvest Food Bank
South Carolina
John Cagle
Thought For Today Quote by Samuel Johnson
The remark Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel attributed to Samuel Johnson, noting his 1709 to 1784 era.
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Samuel Johnson
What After Apartheid in South Africa
Max Lerner debates whether the Zambia Conference of Sept. 13 1985 marks a turning point as business leaders negotiate power sharing with exiled leaders Oliver Tembo and the ANC. He questions corporate willingness to back a democratic power structure and the future of a nonviolent transition.
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Max Lerner
New York City
Zambia
Oliver Tembo
Gavin Reilly
Anglo- American Corporation
African National Congress
Reilly
Mike Rosholt
South Africa
Ruhr
Hitler
New York Review of Books
James Joll
Henry Ashby Turner
Oxford
Turner
Lenin
Russia
Reilly Group
Botha
National Party
Tembo
English Privacy and a British Dog Tale at a Thames Castle
A narrator describes a castle by the Thames near London with privacy strictness in British life. An encounter with a dog off leash provokes a chaotic, comic scene in a village bungalow, ending with quiet restraint and a shared civil nod among all witnesses.
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London
Thames
Charles de Gaulle
Aiken Standard Seeks Letters to the Editor
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with a return address. Anonymous letters are not considered. Typewritten is preferred, handwritten acceptable if legible. All letters may be edited for space clarity and libel. Address Letters to the Editor P. O. Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
P. O. Box
Aiken, S. C
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New York Mets
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San Francisco Giants
Peter Ueberroth
Dale Berra
New York Yankees
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Bill Madlock
Pittsburgh Pirates
Stargell
Madlock
Los Angeles Dodgers
Kansas City Royals
Matthews
Strong
Chicago
New York
L.A
Enos Cabell
Jolly and Co
Tional Congress
Soviet Union
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
Dunne
Jove
Windsor
City Hall
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