Bubba name debate prompts business versus culture
Lewis Grizzard muses on a worker pressured to shed the nickname Bubba for business reasons. He argues personal names and public perception collide, noting Bubba's mix of affection, redneck stereotype, and cultural usage while reflecting on legal and constitutional angles. The column cites examples and ends with a jab at a boss nicknamed Stinky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bubba
Tom
Conroy
Lords of Discipline
Bubba Smith
Raoul
Tripp
Liberace
Fennis Dembo
Wyoming
Melvin
Stinky
Lewis Grizzard
Ken Standard
Portrait of Lee Unveiled In Honor Of Civil War Clash
An untold Civil War tale reveals Swiss artist Frank Buchser painted Robert E. Lee after Ulysses S. Grant refused to pose. The restored portrait, once owned by Bern’s museum, debuts at a Washington embassy reception on Lee’s 184th birthday, honoring Lee as one of three life poses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Robert E. Lee
Frank Buchser
Switzerland
Edouard Brunner
United States
Lee
Brunner
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Washington College
Appomattox
Swissational Museum
Bern
Buchser
Iberas
Chrysler Chairman Engaged To Marry Third Time
Detroit report notes Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca plans a third marriage to Darrien Earle a California restaurant owner as they travel toward Europe. Details include Iacocca’s prior marriage to Mary Iacocca ending in 1983 and current engagement events in Palm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
Europe
Darrien Earle
California
Nme
Palm Springs
Calif
Earle
Tacocea
Mary Iacocea
Peggy Johnson
Tacocca
Tigers President Gets Offer From White House
Washington reports that Detroit Tigers president and chief operating officer Bo Schembechler visited President Bush in the Oval Office for about ten minutes. The president gave a tie clasp and an autographed Bush photo. Schembechler declined the offer and said they did not discuss Michigan's Rose Bowl loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bo Schembechler
Detroit Tigers
White House
Bush
Schembechler
The
Tigers
University of Michigan
Oval Office
Michigan
Party Animals Get New Neighbors In Oxford Miss Wesley Foundation Moves In
In Oxford Mississippi the University of Mississippi Wesley Foundation United Methodist group moved into the former Beta Theta Pi house last week. The white Beta Theta Pi fraternity was dissolved by Chancellor Gerald Turner after two members were dumped nude on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
University of Mississippi
Wesley Foundation
Beta Theta Pi
White Beta Theta Pi
Gerald Turner
First Lady Softens Her Yes on Women in Combat
First Lady Barbara Bush softened a previous qualified yes on allowing military women to serve in combat. In a radio interview she questioned whether women are physically strong enough for combat and warned their presence could affect morale. Earlier she told reporters she would say yes if a woman could physically carry wounded to safety and throw a hand grenade as far as a man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barbara Bush
Mutual Broadcasting
News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associ
Ated Press
Irs
SAS
Ned Foxxis
Internal Revenue Service
Hollywood
Foxx
Beverly Hills
Paul Whitford
Las Vegas
Sarasota
Fla
Leona Helmsley
Harry
Sandcastle
Lide Key
Helmsley
Helmsleys
Harry Helmsley
New York
Annie
Dorothy Loudon
Miss Hannigan
Loudon
Lionel Larner
Martin Charnin
Lonnon
Harve Presnell
Daddy Warbucks
Danielle Findley
Kennedy Center
Washington, D.C
Mick Jagger
Jerry Hall
Inacomp Computer Center
Pollock
Aiken Mall
eThree
Greg Montgomery
Taylor and Montgomery
Heritage Square
Somon
White
Ee Lauder
Orghese
Alesanda de Markot
Genta Nsuranes
Justomer Service
Aeron Eos
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!