Voices on settlement and college alcohol rules
The editorial argues the 368 million tobacco settlement is inadequate and favors Big Tobacco. It urges a slower, stronger deal with more punishment for underage smoking and immunity protections reduced. It also criticizes colleges for lax alcohol controls in fraternities and sororities, urging bans to curb drinking and its harms on campus.
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Clinton
Big Tobacco
Joe Camel
Charlotte Observer
Journal Star
Peoria
Opening of United Nations General Assembly Prompts Debate
E R Shipp reflects on the UN opening as world leaders gather in New York. Clinton defends the UN against critics like Jesse Helms, urging reform and continued aid, with hopes for renewed funding and global cooperation.
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France
General Assembly
Clinton
United Nations
Unicef
New York City
U.N
First Avenue
United States
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Geneva
Kofi Annan
Albright
Congress
Ted Turner
Editorial critiques affirmative action in education and law
The piece argues against affirmative action, citing Bar Association pass rates and state board tests to claim standards, policy effects, and discrimination concerns. It also praises Aiken Standard staff reporting on Coach Johnson and Silver Bluff High School, contrasting with sensationalist coverage from another paper.
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Knight Ridder
Acel Moore
University of North Carolina
Bar Association
State Board
Sons of Diversity
California
Hoover Johnson
Hoover
Hoover Johnsons
Aiken County
Silver Bluff
Aiken Standard debuts expanded TV listings format
Publisher Scott B Hunter announces a redesigned weekly television section with 40 channels, larger type, and new breakouts. The upgrade adds late night grids, channel conversion guides, satellite charts, and VCR code summaries, inviting reader feedback.
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