Super Bowl Sunday Spars With Inauguration Rivalry
The writer derisively notes the Super Bowl hype and calls television advertising dominant while predicting a tepid game. He contrasts with the presidential inauguration being scheduled Sunday and jokes about combining both events on the field. Ronald Reagan LXXIV and Super Bowl XIX are paired.
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Dan Marino
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Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
Networks pledge no election projections before polls close
Two congressmen say the three major networks promised not to project or characterize voting trends before polls close in any state. Rep. Al Swift and Rep. Bill Thomas advocate uniform poll closings to curb exit polls shaping voter behavior and support a bill enforcing a nationwide stop time.
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Washington
al Swift
D-Wash
Bill Thomas
R-Calif
Congress
Swift
Thomas
Downs
House Administration Committee
Anti smoking PSA rejected by CBS NBC for graphic content
CBS and NBC rejected an American Cancer Society anti smoking PSA showing a fetus puppet smoking as too graphic. ABC plans to broadcast the 30 second spot costing 25000, starting the week of January 28, after reviews found it met standards.
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American Cancer Society
NBC
CBS
New York
ABC
Jerry Angert
The
Cancer Society
Alan Wurtzel
Wurtzel
Police spending tops education costs in cities
Census Bureau data show U S city governments spent 10.7 billion dollars on police protection in 1982, an 8.5 percent rise, while education costs fell to 9.8 billion, down 3.1 percent, placing police spending first for the first time in more than a decade.
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Census Bureau
CIA Fired Employee for Homosexuality Improper, Court Rules
U.S. District Judge Barrington Parker ruled the CIA acted improperly when it fired an employee who admitted he was homosexual without explanation. The judge said Casey's 1982 decision to terminate the plaintiff was improper and flawed both procedurally and substantively.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
Barrington Parker
CIA
Spy Agency
Parker
William Casey
Charges Dropped Against Opposition Leader in Philippines
The government dismissed subversion charges against Jovito Salonga, 62, four days before his planned return from voluntary exile in the United States. Justice Minister Estelito Mendoza, acting on President Marcos's instructions, ordered the dismissal motion before a suburban Manila judge. Marcos said he wanted Salonga to pursue his political aspirations fully.
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Philippines
United States
Estelito Mendoza
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Jovito Salonga
Liberal Party
Bolivian Industrials Seek Release of 190 Hostages
Industrial leaders urged President Hernan Siles Zuazo to secure the release of 190 executives held by workers at 34 La Paz factories. The Board of Industries ordered about 600 plants closed to ensure executives' safety and warned of nationwide shutdowns if hostages are not freed.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Board of Industries
Cyprus opens talks for reunification under UN mediation
Greek Cypriot President Spyros Kyprianou and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash met at UN Headquarters to discuss a first stage framework toward a Federal Republic of Cyprus. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar said the talks aim to reach a comprehensive solution and could extend into the weekend.
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Cyprus
NATO
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Spyros Kyprianou
Rauf Denktash
Kyprianou
Denktash
Perez de Cuellar
Greece
Turkey
United States
Goetz case cited as symbol of system failure and crime fears
Senator Alfonse D Amato says Goetz case highlights failure to protect citizens from dangerous criminals on the subway though he condemns vigilantism. He warns even security details fear riding the subway.
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Bernhard Goetz
New York
Alfonso D'Amato
New York Republican
Goetz
D'Amato
Congressional Crime Caucus
GOP lawmakers doubt Weinberger defense spending pitch
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger urged House Republican leaders to approve a 5.7 percent military spending rise to counter a growing Soviet threat. Rob ert Michel and others pressed for deeper deficit cuts, with several lawmakers saying defense must be trimmed and proposing conditions tied to MX missile funding and inflation.
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Caspar Weinberger
House
Soviet Union
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Weinberger
Tom Tauke
Iowa
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2Nd District
Tauke
Defense Department
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Trent Lott
R-Miss
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