War and television to witness a journalist’s death
Commentary argues that killing in war is common and media coverage of ABC reporter Bill Stewart’s murder in Nicaragua was notable only because it was captured on camera. It notes the brutality of civil conflict, questions Geneva Convention adherence, and reflects on public perception of war casualties.
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Abc-Tv
Bill Stewart
Stewart
Nicaragua
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
LBJ
Johnson
Mrs Marilyn Lewis Convicted in Barratry Case
The Pittsburgh area case details Mrs Marilyn Lewis appealing her conviction for barratry after filing 20 lawsuits against ex husband Richard Lewis Jr following their 1976 divorce. Prosecutors say she harassed him and others with unjust suits, a crime rarely prosecuted or convicted, with this being possibly the first for a woman in the English speaking world and the Pennsylvania last in 1886.
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Marilyn Lewis
William L Rusher on Carter Kennedy and America's Health
The piece defends current U S health coverage arguing Medicare Medicaid Blue Cross and private plans cover most needs and that liberal calls for a federal system would create bureaucracy waste and redistribution. It questions private medical insurance as necessary and cites issues with government programs and the postal service.
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New York
Proposa
Kennedy
United States
Sweden
Brookline
Palo Alto
Europe
Denmark
America
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Insulation Industry Faces Infighting Threat, Paul Harvey Says
Paul Harvey warned Home Insulators Association in St Louis that intramural squabbling harms the industry and energy efficiency. He drew parallels with radio, newspaper, and TV trades learning to cooperate for growth, urging industry unity and fair competition.
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Home Insulators Assn
St. Louis
Department of Energy
Health reform debate rejects czars and capitulation
A speaker argues that government assistance for premiums should be possible while protecting patient choice. The plan rejects a Carter or Kennedy approach and calls for superior solutions to America’s health care dilemma without bureaucratic overreach.
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Congress
Carter
Kennedy
America
National Archives Again Under Scrutiny For Preservation Woes
National Archives faces a major preservation crisis with deteriorating maps and documents, funding shortfalls, and questionable use of public funds. A private trust fund reportedly reimburses costs while lavish expenditures raise auditors’ concerns.
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Washington
Karl Marx
Lincoln
Rhoads
Cook
General Services Administration
GSA
Continental Congress
Archives
Eee Arena
Kennedy Bid Sparks Minnesotans for a Democratic Alternative
Dissident Democrats in Minnesota and beyond rally behind Kennedy for 1980. Rep. Richard Nolan and Rep. Edward Beard headline as coverage from national outlets highlights a potential Kennedy boom. Yet party unity around Carter remains strong in Minnesota, where Mondale is a key local figure and the DFL faces internal liberal currents.
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Minneapolis
Upper Midwest
Edward Kennedy
President Carter
Kennedy
Richard Nolan
Rep
Edward Beard
Rhode Island
Carter
Washington Post
The
Washington Star
Democratic Party
Minnesota
Nolan
Beard
Democratic Farmer Labor Party
DFL
Walter Mondale
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M. Stanton Evans
Mondale
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