PATCO decertified after walkout and telecom act moves ahead
The Federal Labor Relations Authority decertified PATCO after the 1981 controllers strike. Reagan fired striking workers and restored order, while Congress advances a new telecommunications act to deregulate the industry. The Senate passed a comprehensive bill 90 to 4, aiming to foster competition and curb AT&T's dominance as reform continues.
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Robb Confronts Virginia Reaganism in Governor Bid
In Virginia, Democratic nominee Chuck Robb leads a campaign built on Reaganite themes of reduced federal role, lower taxes, and strong defense, challenging long Republican control of the governor’s chair. President Reagan plans a forthcoming campaign stop as Robb presses a bore-filled race with GOP hopes hinging on Byrd’s political maneuvering.
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Prevention Bias in Fire Safety and Crime
Paul Harvey argues that public demonstrations draw crowds while prevention education does not. He cites 1800 storms causing fires and notes far fewer homes use lightning rods than could prevent them. Harvard professor Bernard Cohen calls prevention a prejudice. Menninger notes prevention slows medicine.
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Karl Menninger
Preventive medicine in medicine and Virginia race notes
A reflection on prevention versus treatment in medical science cites low interest in prevention amid cures and nutrition neglect. It then shifts to Virginia politics as Richard Robb distances from liberal allies while embracing Reaganism, facing Coleman ads and the impact on Black voters and Howell’s supporters.
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International Congress On Mental Hygiene
ABSCAM Scandal Targets Senator Williams in Expulsion Push
Washington reports detail the ABSCAM affair surrounding Sen. Harrison Williams D N J as prosecutors and ethics staff press for expulsion. Williams, accused of appearing in undercover tapes and taking risks, denies wrongdoing while critics cite withheld exculpatory documents and juror affidavits suggesting potential acquittal if evidence had been revealed.
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Cleaninghouse On this day in Tazewell County politics
Letters to the editor condemn a candidate roast at a Taxpayers Association meeting in Tazewell praising Charles Gilmore and county roads. Dale L. Youngs of Falls Mills argues for broader reform and accountability among local politicians.
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