City must promote token parking plan to boost shoppers
Editorial notes Bluefield token parking has sold over 3,000 tokens but only about 140 are used, suggesting downtown spenders are not shoppers but workers. The piece urges stronger promotion, publicity, and varied incentives to attract customers, while praising the long running Community Christmas Tree Fund and urging timely support to reach the $12,000 goal for 1,200 children.
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Dan Boroff
Bluefield
Boroff
Bluefields
Princeton
Bluefield City Auditorium
Stadium Drive
Kennedy Eyes 1988 Run as Liberal Opponent to Reagan
William Safire reports on a hypothetical Kennedy bid for the 1988 presidential race. The piece sketches Edkel Kennedy and his siblings potential campaigns, notes his shifting stance on issues, and predicts a high-stakes Democratic contest shaped by contrasts with Reagan era policies.
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Ethel Kennedy
Joe
Massachusetts
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Edward Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Teddy Kennedy
Political Action Committee
Gary Hart
Paul Kirk
Democratic National Committee
Richard Nixon
South Africa
Martin Luther King
Reagan
Gramm-Rudman
Mark White
Chuck Robb
Sam Nunn
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Nicaragua
Angola
Jesse Jacksons 1988 bid grows from 84 campaign echoes
Washington profile of Rev. Jesse Jackson shows his 1985 efforts to broaden influence through campus tours anti drug drives and talks at Geneva with Gorbachev. The piece notes his HQ in Washington ties to politics and potential 1988 run while detailing strain with the Democratic Party and goals for Rainbow Coalition.
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Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Frank Watkins
George Mason University
Fairfax
Geneva
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Jerry Falwell
South Africa
London
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Middle West
National Rainbow Coalition
Chicago
South Carolina
Coalition
Howard University
Howard
St. Albans
National Party
Paul G. Kirk Jr
Democratic National Committee
Terry Michael
Horsing around on taxes
William Buckley critiques the House bill endorsed by the president, attacking defense spending tied to deficits and arguing against higher corporate taxes. He notes consumer burden and potential distribution of tax benefits, while praising a lowered consumer tax rate and questioning overall impact on individual taxpayers.
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