Losing Humor and Headlines in a Turbulent Era
George Raveling faces pressure over his schedule and critics while public figures like Lute Olson, Hayden Fry, Ariel Sharon, and Isaac Asimov are cited in a wide ranging column. The piece notes war torn Beirut and a government funding dispute involving Edwin Meese. The tone shifts between satire and commentary on public figures and serious events.
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Hayden Fry
George
Ariel Sharon
Gazette Company Address and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists its publication location at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and provides subscription rates for carrier and mail editions including Morning Editions and Sunday issues. It notes AP exclusive rights for local news republication and gives a post office box for address changes.
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Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
P.O. Box
Disabled may get benefits again after review plan
The article traces the 1981 to 1984 disability benefit reviews, noting cases like Wallace Dorsey who lost and later regained payments, and the push to undo mistakes under the 1984 Disability Benefits Reform Act. It details public notices, mailing plans, and potential delays as guidelines are rewritten. The piece also covers OPEC price tensions and Yamani's remarks ahead of a critical meeting.
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Los Angeles Times Service
Los Angeles
Wallace Dorsey
Dorsey
Social Security
Beatrice
Social Security Administration
Congress
Reagan
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Ellen Finkelberg
Subway holdups drop after Goetz shooting indicted
New York officials debate links between the Dec 22 subway shooting and a drop in holdups. Bernhard Goetz was indicted for illegal weapons possession after four youths were shot, one paralyzed. Police records show 145 robberies in the two weeks before, and 83 in the week after.
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New York
Bernhard Goetz
Goetz
Black Republicans press Bush on limited access and rewards
Black Republican leaders reported to Vice President George Bush that their access to President Reagan is limited and their suggestions ignored. They protested a private MLK birthday meeting with Reagan and lack of appointments or contracts despite loyalty. Americans back the Treasury tax simplification by two to one in a Washington Post-ABC poll, with support from those misinformed about the plan, and broad tolerance for changes to make the system fairer. Four in five say they would not complain about their tax bill if they believed the wealthy paid their share.
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Beirut
New York Times
Goody’s
West Beirut
France
Upper East Side
Manhattan
Georgetown
Washington
the Times
Geneva
Switzerland
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
OPEC
Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Britain
George Bush
Reagan
Martin Luther King Jr
Treasury Department
Washington Post-Abc News
Treasury
Re enactment honors Auschwitz death march twins
In Oswiecim eight Jewish twins re walked Birkenau to Auschwitz path as in 1945, snow falling, recalling the death march before liberation. The event marks the 40th anniversary with twins from Israel and the United States retracing the route.
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Oswiecim
Poland
Josef Mengele
Auschwitz
Israel
United States
Birkenau
Reagan presses ahead with defense cuts and talks
President Reagan remains firm against major defense spending reductions and accelerates meetings with lawmakers ahead of the February 4 budget submission. He plans a $180 billion deficit, with Caspar Weinberger trimming the Pentagon budget by 8.7 billion from 286 billion as Senate Republicans push for deeper cuts.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Caspar Weinberger
Pentagon
Senate
Robert Dole
Weinberger
Dole
Department of Defense
Newman Gives 100000 to Neediest Cases Fund
Paul Newman donates 100000 from Newman s Own profits to the New York Times Neediest Cases Fund the largest corporate gift in its 73 year history A E Hotchner says the gift comes from December spaghetti sauce profits and represents only part of the month s proceeds director Peter Weir discusses restoring the Hays Code for a romantic genre in Witness and reflects on era censorship.
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Paul Newman
New York Times
A.E. Hotchner
Westport
Peter Weir
Hollywood
Weir
Los Angeles
Associated Press
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