We Do Not Grieve for NFL Strikers
The piece argues Americans disdain the NFL players strike and mocks both players and owners. It notes average player earnings around 230000 yearly, suggests players may retreat to Palm Springs or Acapulco, and condemns pro football as an unsavory business fueling a wider malaise in college sports. It concludes by tuning to another channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Football League
Organized Labor
Palm Springs
Acapulco
Trigger Happy Soviets Shot US Soldier Near Berlin
A U S Army two man patrol was fired on by Soviet troops on international territory between West and East Germany. The wounded GI survived as officials demand accountability, urging Allied court martial for the Soviet shooter and his commander.
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U.S
Berlin
West
East Germany
Arthur Nicholson
Germany
Nazi Germany
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Stalin
Europe
Washington
Moscow
Eduard Shevardnadze
Parents call for guidelines to curb children's TV waste
In a guest editorial Rep. Edward Markey and Rep. Terry Bruce urge reinstating federal guidelines to curb over commercialization. They condemn violent shows and toy ads, propose a nationwide consumer boycott and letter drive to pressure networks and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Markey
Massachusetts
Newton Minow
Markey
Reagan Administration
Federal Communications Commission
Capt
Power and the
Terry Bruce
Illinois
Biden Bork hearings expose ironies and political stakes
The piece argues Biden’s bid for the Democratic nomination collapses as his Senate Judiciary Committee hearings threaten his credibility. It contrasts Biden’s alleged plagiarism and misstatements with Bork’s strong record, portraying Bork as gaining stature while Biden’s errors undermine his position.
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Washington
Joe Biden
Robert Bork
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Delaware
Bork
U.S. Supreme Court
Biden
Joseph
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Cuomo the only Democrat with true star power for 1988
A Tribune Media Service column argues Mario Cuomo is the strongest 1988 Democratic presidential hopeful. It notes Republicans fear him and critiques other potential stars like Hart Biden Jackson and Mondale. The piece contends Cuomo could win the nomination early and questions his pledge not to run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Chicago
George Will
New York
George McGovern
America
Shana Alexander
McGovern
Jimmy Carter
Jerry Ford
Ford
Carter
White House
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
Democratic Party
Gary Hart
Ted Koppel
Joe Biden
Biden
Kennedy
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Louis Farrakhan
Weather Shapes History in Humorous Viewpoint
In a Knight-Ridder piece a writer argues weather drapes history from biblical seas to Waterloo and Halifax. rain and heat alter outcomes from papal visits to NFL games. The column links climate to fate with wry anecdotes about Jonah, Nero, Johnstown, and Miami’s playoff loss.
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Miami
Mark Twain
John Paul II
Sun Belt
New Orleans
Jerry Falwell
Waterloo
Brussels
Wellington
Napoleon
Jonah
Tarshish
Eden
Adam
Halifax
Miami Dolphins
New England Patriots
Foxboro
Mass
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Syracuse University
Iowa
Neil Kinnock
Labor Party
Kinnock
Dennis Healey
American Enterprise Institute
Pennsylvania
Newsweek Magazine
Claremont
N.H
Syracuse
National Law Journal
Universal Press Syndicate
Donna Rice
Tribune Media Service
Don Shoemaker
Moses
Charlton Heston
Mount
Sinai
Rome
Nero
Johnstown
Chamber of Commerce
Knight-Ridder Service
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