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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1987
Page
4
Aiken County school board election on Sept. 15 drew low turnout due to single-member districts. The piece argues such voting weakens minority influence, noting only one black candidate won and warns of broader harm to governance. It also cites municipal elections facing at large systems and court drawn district realignments that dilute voter power.
The piece questions how many Americans consider the Bork hearings, noting Judge Robert Bork as an honest nominee for the Supreme Court facing scrutiny from liberal Senate Judiciary Committee members. It singles out Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. as leading critics amid their past accusations.
The Modern Language Association reports 1986 87 saw over one million college students in foreign language courses for the first time in 14 years. Japanese up 45 percent Chinese up 28 percent Russian up 11.8 percent, total 1,003,234 students across 115 languages including Spanish and a lone Uighur learner.
A compact note presents William Faulkner saying that man will prevail, not merely endure, reflecting his belief in human resilience and progress.
The Chicago Tribune notes Sen. Joseph Biden faces plagiarism charges over memorized lines from Kinnock Kennedy and Kennedy. It argues the imitation may boost box office appeal and questions credibility as a presidential candidate in 1988 while highlighting three main alleged steals and counterpoints about speech writers.
South Dakota moves its 1988 presidential primary to February 23 to gain influence before Super Tuesday. The state eyes momentum for candidates before Iowa and New Hampshire, with Republicans Bush and Dole as front runners. Minnesota joins in on Feb 23, despite party rule penalties.
A Wisconsin pharmacist Curt Muller from Prairie du Sac introduces Quench, a chewing gum claimed to stimulate saliva flow aiding dry mouth in athletes. The piece riffs on historic spitters like Nellie Fox Hank Sauer Willis Patrick and Slats Grobnik, noting spitting culture and its decline in modern baseball and softball.
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