Great Society child care plan faces mounting bid war
The view argues against expanding federal child care under Bush proposals and Senate and House bills. It criticizes the high price tags from $5 billion to $27.5 billion and the creation of new bureaucracies, urging lawmakers to slash costs and avoid top‑down controls.
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Capitol Hill
Bush
Congress
Senate
House
House-Senate
White House
Mideast Cloudy in Her Crystal Ball
The piece profiles Joan Quigley, Nancy Reagan’s astrologer and adviser, claiming she influenced Ronald Reagan’s stance toward the Soviet Union. It questions her power after noting the Iran hostage crisis and arms for hostages scandal.
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Mideast
Joan Quigley
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Ms. Quigley
Nancy Reagan
Osmosis
Reagan
Soviet Union
Nancy
Ronnie
Quigley
Earth
White House
Letters To The Editor from Aiken County Reader
A housebound writer defends himself against a critic, asserts his mobile home park is decent, praises America and the Bible, and thanks the Aiken County Council for passing a nuisance law. He praises Lawana McKenzie and supporters who helped enact the law and notes appreciation from readers who sent letters and flowers.
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Mary Lou Seymour
Aiken County
America
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The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with the writer's mailing address for publication. Letters should be legible preferably typewritten and concise. All letters may be edited or condensed and may cover any subject. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken SC ag02.
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Aiken
Lithuania and Gorbachev face pressure over Lithuania crisis
The piece weighs Cheney’s view that the Soviet empire remains dangerous against Webster’s dismissal of the Soviets as a current threat. It analyzes Gorbachev’s calculus amid Baltic independence pressures, Western reaction, and the risk of hardening Soviet actions. It questions how far Moscow will go to keep Lithuania within the USSR and the broader implications for East-West relations.
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Webster
Cheney
Defense
Dick Cheney
Europe
CIA
William Webster
Lithuania
Mikhail Gorbachev
Josef Stalin
Eastern
Grizzly Jr
Kremlin
Adolf Hitler
Gorbachev
Tiananmen Square
Communist Party
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Baltic States
United States
Soviet Union
Baltic
U.S.S.R
Orbachev
Poland
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Hungary
West
Russia
V.I. Lenin
States Shift Fed Burden to States Seesol Plan Echoed
The piece traces how Reagan and Bush redirected federal spending to states amid deficits, noting Reagan’s 1975 proposal for a systematic transfer of authority and resources to states and later budget plans by Stockman. It discusses impacts on discretionary domestic spending, state taxes, and the political reception leading to ongoing tensions over funding national needs at the state level.
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Reagan
Bush
California
Chicago
Gerald Ford
New Hampshire
Iene
White House
David Stockman
Case Federation
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Ping Founder Karsten Solheim Shapes Golf Tech History
Karsten Solheim built the first modern Ping putter in his garage and created a full club set that raised ball trajectories and stopped balls on greens. He faced USGA rule disputes and PGA pressure but defended his designs, with legal battles shaping golf equipment standards and a wave of industry resistance.
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Arsten Solheim
Karsten di Alan
Spaulding, McGregor, Wilson
Karsten Solheim
Gene ‘Sarazen
USGA
Karsten
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