Iowa politics and a flood of opinions on Tom Miller
A columnist skewers Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller for dullness in the governor race while railing at political apathy and the idea of public service as a burden. The piece notes other candidates and laments lack of strong leaders as Iowa faces tax and trade debates and a flood aftermath in Virginia and West Virginia with Red Cross aid and local resilience.
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Iowa
Tom Miller
Bob Ray
Ray
Huey Long
Pablum
Richard
the) Turner
Miller
Terry Branstad
Lowell Jenkins
Robert Anderson
Santa Claus
Beirut
De la Madrid loses clout amid midterm scrutiny
The Mexican president Miguel de la Madrid sees fading early momentum at midterm. Observers question his economic management once praised, signaling a shift in political capital.
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de la Madrid
Miguel de la Madrid
U.s.world
Macy's Private Buyout Aims for $3.58 Billion Takeover
Edward S. Finkelstein, Macy's chairman and CEO, seeks financing to take the retailer private in a proposed leveraged buyout valued at about $3.58 billion. The move follows his turnaround of the once-ailing company.
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Edward S. Finkelstein
R.H. Macy & Co
Gallup Poll Foundations Moral Attitude Study
The piece notes George H. Gallup’s idea of surveying people by going door to door to learn what they want. For half a century the Gallup Poll has measured morals, manners, fears, hopes, beliefs, and habits worldwide as part of its business.
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George H. Gallup
Gallup Poll
Iowa News
Cigar comeback and suspender trend forecast for 1986
Forecasters Kim Long and Terry Reim predict private clubs will rise in popularity in 1986 with cigar smoking and suspenders for men while beards fade. They foresee upscale living, funding shifts to cordless appliances and table tennis, plus a yuppie backlash and continued health concerns.
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Denver
Kim Long
Terry Reim
Long
Reim
Long and
Different Drummer Sets Beat for Doo Dah Parade
In Pasadena a quirky Doo Dah Parade drew about 40 000 spectators led by the All Time Doo Dah Parade Band described as possibly the world’s only marching rock group. Entries included Citizens For The Right To Bare Arms with mannequin limbs and a Precision Drill Team with electric drills and old brace and bit.
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Pasadena
Calif
Heckler wed longtime friend Sheryl Bills after divorce
John W. Heckler, former Health and Human Services secretary, married USA Today editor Sheryl Jean Bills at Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria. The couple are longtime friends and he is a Boston stock brokerage founder and CEO. Betty Flanagan Bumpers will receive the 1985 Woman of Conscience Award in New York for efforts toward a world without war. An auto auction in Newport Beach drew 500 bidders. a 1981 DeLorean sold for 18,250 and Zsa Zsa Gabor helped sell her 1975 Rolls Royce for 23,500.
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Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
John W. Heckler
USA Today
Sheryl Jean Bills
Heckler
Boston
Bills
Christ Episcopal Church
Alexandria
Bumpers
Betty Flanagan Bumpers
National Council of Women of
United States
Peace Links
New York City
Dale Bumpers
Betty Bumpers
Johnny Carson
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Newport Beach
Calif
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Illinois Lotto winning numbers drawn Sunday
The Illinois Lottery announces the winning numbers drawn Sunday in the Illinois Lotto game. No additional details provided in the accessible text.
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Springfield, Ill
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