Hint Of Good Fortune In Surging Dow Breaks 2000 Barrier
Analysts debate the meaning of the Dow passing 2000 as 1986 closes with unemployment at 6.7 percent, 205000 jobs created, and the 37 year low in wholesale prices. Optimists cite positive trends while pessimists warn of a later correction as foreigners drive gains.
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Jack Baker
Shearson Lehmman Brothers Inc
New York
Don Bauder
San Diego Union
Mr. Bauder
U.S
Standard & Poor
E.F. Hutton
Newton Zinder
Romania votes under tight rule as Ceausescu cuts military
Nicolae Ceausescu orders a plebiscite on reducing the military budget by 5 percent and lowers the voting age to 14. Romanians work 46 hours a week and vote on Sunday with ballots listing voters' names and addresses. Nearly all 17.7 million eligible voters—over 99.9 percent—cast ballots in favor, per the government.
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Romania
Soviet Union
Nicolae Ceausescu
Ceausescu
Jim Santini
U.S. Senate
Nevada
California
Florida
Santini
Senate
Alan Cranston
Ed Zschau
Economist
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Thought For Today Cartoon Quip by Cardinal Spellman
A humorous quoted line attributed to Cardinal Francis Spellman jokes about the three ages of man and compliments on looking wonderful, reflecting a light devotional or thought for the day style.
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Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman
Readers' Views thank you for helping 250 children
Our readers express appreciation for love support and prayers in 1986 and thank everyone for making Christmas 1986 special for the children placed in Helping Hands. Generosity enabled the group to provide home love and care for over 250 children during the year.
Letter to Reagan Thanks for Nothing Open Letter of Critique
An open New Year letter to President Reagan berates his policies and decisions. It laments the $4 monthly increase from a new law and mocks White House leaks while thanking him for Bitburg and other controversies. The author references Iran Gate and the national debt, and critiques the Veteran Administration and staff.
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Reagan
Cablevision
White House
Bitburg
Iceland
U.S
Iran
Donald Regan
Oliver North
Admiral Poindexter
Veteran Administration
Hollywood
President Lincoln
Understanding Teenage Independence in Family Struggles
A mother asks how to handle two teens now seeking independence. Dr. Graham advises patience and prayer, urges parents to listen and show unconditional love, and to build a home on Christ as the family foundation.
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DR. Graham
Christ
Professor Buchanan Nobel Prize sparkles amid critic voices
The Nobel for economics to James Buchanan of George Mason University draws criticism from limousine liberals. The piece argues politicians and bureaucrats act in self interest, and highlights Massachusetts spending around 10 billion dollars for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
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James Buchanan
George Mason University
Fairfax County
Fairfax
Washington Beltway
Jefferson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
CLT
People’s
Beacon Hill
Buchanan
Nobel Committee
George Mason
Patriot
University
Language Mysteries and Usage Notes in a Short Column
The piece muses on the origins of language and the term crip as slang for an easy course, then offers usage tips from readers in Alabama and Ohio. It discusses between versus among, less versus more, sex terminology, and preferred phrasing for cause and time with examples from editors and writers.
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Linden
Ala
Mario Pei
Garden of Eden
God
Adam
Eve
Alabama
Baltimore Sun
France
Great Britain
United States
King City
Ontario
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ohio
Richard Tobin
Indiana University
Tobin
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Aiken Standard
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P. O
Aiken
S.C
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