Bush Clinton tussle over Truman legacy in fall campaigns
The Associated Press reports George Bush and Bill Clinton opening fall campaigns promising prosperity and arguing over Truman’s plain talk legacy. Both highlight leadership while Clinton leads national polls amid voter discontent and economic worries. Bush and Clinton invoke Truman in Independence and Waukesha events, framing themselves as the best future choice.
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Wisconsin
Ohio
Connecticut
Ross Perot
Margaret Truman Daniel
New Heights
Arkansas
Congress
Gibbons shaped Gaston schools during reform era
Kathleen Vail profiles Ken Connie Gibbons, elected to the Gaston Board of Education in 1988, who led a school system from low scores to improvement, fought to hire Superintendent Eddie West, and balanced illness with board duties while pushing community involvement and reform.
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Connie Gibbons
Ken Connie Gibbons
Gaston Board of Education
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Gibbons Brings Board Experience to Community Roles
Gibbons, age 52, born in New Jersey and raised in Winston-Salem, earned a master's in teaching from Howard University. Active in the League of Women Voters and Girl Scouts, she served on the Community-Based Alternatives Task Force and Schiele Museum board, with a focus on curriculum, personnel, and business committees and on corporal punishment and field trip policies.
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Alternatives Task Force
Schiele
Baseball commissioner Fay Vincent resigns after no confidence vote
New York AP Fay Vincent quit as baseball commissioner four days after owners delivered an 18-9 vote of no confidence. He cited the best interests of baseball and announced his final act would be resignation, settling a controversial tenure after weeks of deliberation at his Massachusetts home.
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Inside Abby Bulletin Board and Classified Pages
A brief directory listing shows sections Inside Abby and various newspaper pages including bulletin board five A business two B classified eight C to sixty comics six to seven C crossword seven C health four to fifty four.
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Troops Fire On ANC March In Ciskei Killing At Least 24
In Ciskei, troops opened fire on a 20,000 strong ANC march killing at least 24 and wounding about 200. The attack drew broad blame on the de Klerk government as South Africa faced a potential crisis and stalled talks on black voting rights.
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South Africa
Ciskei
Afrian National Congress
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de Klerk
John Hall
National Peace Secretariat
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Prep Player of the Week to Be Named Wednesday
The forthcoming ceremony will reveal the prep player of the week. Readers are invited to learn which athlete earns this week’s top junior honor and join teams in celebrating the achievement announced midweek.
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