Virginia primary races and voter turnout noted in editorial
Analysts forecast 9 to 14 percent turnout among Virginia's 2.9 million registered voters. Incumbent Sen. Charles S. Robb leads polls despite controversy over personal issues. Opponents include Virgil Goode and Sylvia Clute with differing stances on taxes, budgets, abortion funding, and gays in the military. The paper endorses Goode and urges voting today.
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Virginia
U.S
Senate
Oliver North
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Virgil H. Goode Jr
Richmond
Sylvia Clute
Lyndon LaRouche
Nancy Spannaus
Goode
Clute
Need for E 911 system shown by Princeton call
A five year old Princeton girl dialed 911 when her mother fainted. An out of state operator monitored the line for about an hour until local responders traced the call. Mercer County’s Enhanced 911 would have located the address in seconds and sped aid. The project advances with mapping work, grants, and partnerships. A June 23 reception will update the public.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Rick Kimbrough
Jack Davis
Conrad Fritz
Tony Whitlow
Citizens Telecom
Motorola
Kimbrough, Davis
Fritz
911
Fred Gilbert
Rich Culberto
Kimbrough
Davis
Letters to the Editor Urge Upholding the Constitution and Government Reform
Citizens call for challenging federal powers and demanding constitutional obedience amid perceived lawbreaking. The letter accuses Congress of exempting itself from laws like FOIA and the ADA, criticizes disability access and health care reform, and warns voters of political support for lawmakers.
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U.S
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Clinton runs through Paris streets in casual gear during Europe trip
Ann McFeathers reports on President Clinton’s Paris stop where he jogs through rush hour in shorts and a cap amid a noted polemic on U.S. European ties. The piece details his shifting foreign policy cues, Bosnia ceasefire stance, and evolving positions on North Korea and China, concluding with a vow to return to Europe to explain policy.
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French National Assembly
Clinton
Paris
Francois Mitterrand
Europe
Rome
United States
U.S
Bosnia
White House
North Korea
North Koreans
U.N
Security Council
China
English Channel
Vietnam
Central America
Truth and trust in reporting over quotes and license
Robert Blair Kaiser critiques Dennis Prager for claiming the Supreme Court allows twisting quotes. He outlines the Masson versus Malcolm libel case, noting defamation findings and potential retrial, while stressing press accuracy and public trust in journalism's role amid the First Amendment debate.
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Ennis Prager
California
Supreme Court
Prager
Jeffrey Masson
Berkeley
The
New Yorker
Janet Malcolm
Masson
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Eugene F. Lynch
San Francisco
Malcolm
Dennis Prager
Lynch
Ms. Malcolm
Federal
Brock Brower
Associated Press
New York Times
William Shawn
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Thomas A. Colley
Rose Garden
Dee Dee Myers
Emperor Akihito
Michiko
Japan
Barbara Hawkins
Bramwell _ scree Communications
Samantha Per
Ann McFeathers
Scripps Howard News Service
Ann McFeatters
Robert Blair Kaiser
San Gabriel Valley
Los Angeles
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