Sell Them The Bridge While You're At It
Memo to Moscow residents notes Joseph Mauri a New Yorker in a Soviet TV piece on homelessness. Mauri is described as an actor with an apartment in Manhattan and a potential NY Times mailroom job earning up to 36 thousand dollars yearly. The piece jokes that if truly in need he should sell his East River bridge.
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New York
Upper West Side
New York Times Mailroom
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Senate Should Act To Restrict PACs
A Senate vote on the Goldwater Boren amendment could curb PAC influence as PACs funded campaigns rise from 12.5 million in 1974 to over 100 million recently. It would cap contributions, lessen incumbents advantage, and allow lawmakers to focus on legislating rather than fundraising.
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National Association of Realtors
Common Cause
National Education Association
National Association of Homebuilders
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American Medical Association
David Boren
Dokla
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Senate Rules Committee
Underdogs Triumph Inspire Political Upsets
A Michigan upset shows challengers can beat veterans as Republican Fred Upton defeats Mark Siljander. The piece links past upsets from 1960 to 1980, notes Reagan’s comeback, and argues underdogs gain energy in late campaigns despite “dog days.”
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Michigan
Rocky Balboa
Mark Siljander
Southwest
Fred Upton
People Express
Biggies
Marathon
Mets
Long Island
Washington
Catholic bishops push for tougher South Africa sanctions
Guest editorial notes U S Catholic bishops urge tougher sanctions on South Africa in a Senate letter calling inaction morally indefensible. It questions sanctions effectiveness and warns they may incite unrest while acknowledging limited measures to protect blacks.
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U.S
South Africa
Every President Tries To Pack Supreme Court
James J. Kilpatrick notes that Cuomo criticizes Reagan for packing the Supreme Court while arguing most presidents seek to bend it. He cites Ford and Stevens as a rare departure and references Abraham’s study on court appointments. The piece frames the judiciary as shaped by executive aims since Washington.
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Cuomo
Reagan
Gerald Ford
John Paul Stevens
Henry J. Abraham
University of Virginia
Washington
Grant
Franklin Roosevelt
Harlan Stone
Fdr
William Strong
Joseph Bradley
New York Construction Racketeering and Political Backing
A Dow Jones relocation exposes mob linked extortion in New York City construction. Vandalism and theft cost the company $1 million, while unions and mob ties push up city project costs by 25 to 35 percent. The piece also surveys how presidential appointments shape the Supreme Court across decades.
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Teamsters Local
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Samuel Nelson
Theodore Roosevelt
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Edward D. White
Teddy Roosevelt
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Joseph Story
James C. McReynolds
Woodrow Wilson
Eisenhower
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Richard Nixon
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