Government Films Wasteful Costs Prompt Moratorium Call
The Reagan era is urged to cut federal film and printed matter spending, arguing annual costs exceed 100 million and potentially billions. Critics note government production bloats budgets, hides publicity roles, and risks insolvency while suggesting long term savings from stopping bureaucrat produced films.
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White House
Office of Management and Budget
Washington
Hollywood
Potomac
Carter Administration
Reagan Administration
Government Printing Office
OMB
Reagan
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Vietnam Veterans Deserve Public Recognition For Their Sacrifice
On the sixth anniversary of Saigon, the nation should acknowledge the 58,095 American lives and 155,419 wounded in Southeast Asia. The piece urges pride over guilt, notes changes in presidential rhetoric, and calls for lasting public appreciation of the 2.5 million Vietnam veterans.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
Jimmy Carter
Cambodia
Laos
Southeast Asia
Iran
Camel in the tent comedy on sexuality and alimony
A columnist critiques the shift toward normalized homosexuality and its social impact. He uses the camel in the tent metaphor to argue that accepting gays could swell their numbers and threaten traditional family life. The piece cites Billy Jean King and Marilyn Barnett over alimony disputes and laments lost taboos.
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Billy Jean King
United States
Jean King
Marilyn Barnett
Marilyn
Billy Jean
Your Tax Dollars Strike Gold
Paul Harvey argues for space program spending, claiming NASA research has yielded practical benefits and economic gains. He cites satellite usage, energy efficiency, materials, and technologies from space work that improve everyday life and industry.
Doonesbury Letter From a Farmer Father
Willis J. Woodham of Bishopville praises Kathy Woodham's farming article and calls for parity prices to guarantee farmer profits. He links drought and high costs to a nationwide crisis, urging consumers to support agriculture for stable prices and food supply.
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Kathy Woodham
Aiken County
Lee County
Consumers of
America
Kathy
Willis J. Woodham
Bishopville
Letter to Graniteville Company Critiquing Health Warnings
A Bath reader, Walter R. Moody, defends Graniteville Company and questions health warnings. He cites decades of mill work, argues liquor and tobacco do more harm, and suggests suing tobacco and liquor industries. He contends constitutional rights and personal responsibility amid industrial progress.
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Brown Long
Graniteville Company
Tobacco
Walter R. Moody
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Aiken
Ashley Cooper
San Francisco
Billie Jean King
Paul Harvey
NASA
Greyhound
Doonesbury
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