Keelhaul the Rogues Aims for Stars and Stripes Comeback
San Diego leads the Sail America Foundation with Marin Burnham and Dennis Conner as they marshal a $3.5 million design and training drive for Stars and Stripes 87 to reclaim the America's Cup. The effort involves nine engineers, four boats, 40 crew, and plans to race eight challengers in late 1980s Perth competition.
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San Diego
San Diegans Marin Burnham
Dennis Conner
la Jolla
Perth
Australia
Conner
Honolulu
Burnham
United States
Stars and Stripes
Sail America
Messrs
San Diego Yacht Club
Supreme Court voids key Gramm-Rudman enforcement
The Supreme Court rules a central enforcement provision of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings balanced budget act unconstitutional in a 7-2 decision. It notes Congress cannot delegate executive budget-cut powers to the comptroller general, leaving Congress to still face required spending reductions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Gramm-Rudman
U.S
Comptroller
House
Senate
Phil Gramm
R-Texas
Warren Rudman
Rn.h
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Comptroller General
David Stockman
Supreme Court
Thought For Today Quote About Children
A reflective anonymous quote notes children as comfort in old age and a means to reach it faster. The wry observation highlights the practical and emotional roles of offspring in later life.
Addicted To Noise
A meditation on modern media saturation in daily life. The piece describes constant radio and TV in every setting from breakfast to bed and the loss of genuine human communication as audiences surrender to a stream of messages. It questions meaning, purpose, and reality amid relentless electronic discourse.
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Lurtsema
Avi Nelson
Skyway Patrol
Mars
Reagan faces decisive years shaping future of party and history
The essay argues Reagan has two and a half hard years to steer his legacy through 1988 with two major elections ahead. It highlights potential U S Soviet arms talks as a linchpin, notes Gorbachev’s current leverage, and compares Eisenhower’s peace hopes with Reagan’s aim to end as a peace president while leveraging defense initiatives.
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New York City
Ronald Reagan
America
Reagan
Senate
Rea
Gorbachev
Ike
Keep Those Clauses Short In Verbal Usage Notes
A compact satirical look at brittle sentence structure and the urge to add introductory clauses. It cites Byron White’s dissent on Baby Doe and lampoons long phrases, frames examples from newspapers, and ends with a quip about verb forms and mental summits.
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White
Texas Weekly
Brenda Greene
Scott Mitchell
Willie
Brenda
Scott
The
Chicago Tribune
Aitutaki
Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star
Oregon
Northwest
Wall Street Journal
Senate Finance Committee
Webster
New Collegiate
Random House
Carolinas designer Herrera dresses Kennedy wedding gown
Ashley Sees It Now notes Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan designer, made Caroline Kennedy's wedding dress likely given as a gift. Column mentions Kennedys often receive free apparel from designers and cites Julie Hatfield on Maria Shriver's Dior gowns. It questions free wardrobes for other TV anchors and reporters.
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Carolina Herrera
Ms. Herrera
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Venezuela
Carolina
Caroline Kennedy
Caroline
Maria Shriver
Eunice
Kennedy
Jack
Bobby
Teddy
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Maria
Christian Dior
Boston Globe
Julie Hatfield
Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Miss Kennedy
P.S
Ms. Hatfield
Charleston
Dee Crosby
Jill Franco
Warren Peper
Charlie Hall
Dave Stanley
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