Court upholds Georgia sodomy law and privacy limits
The Supreme Court, 5-4, upholds a Georgia statute banning sodomy but not addressing heterosexual applicability, prompting concern over privacy in homes. Justice White cites history while Justice Blackmun urges a broader privacy right. critics warn of selective enforcement and religious-right support for similar laws nationwide. Iowa urged to resist adopting such limits.
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Iowa towns mine fame chutzpah from mythic legends
In a recession era piece Winterset basks in John Wayne birthplace hype while Riverside touts a fictitious claim of James Kirk birth on a syndicated Star Trek surge. The column celebrates small towns using humor and imagination as their main draw to lure visitors.
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Winterset
John Wayne
Marion Michael Morrison
Duke
Big John
Pilgrim
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Riverside
James Kirk
Immigrant experience undercuts liberty symbol in freedom era
A Boston taxi driver shares Amharic rise of Ethiopians in America and a broader immigrant story. The piece critiques U S policy, highlighting INS raids on Long Island, Oakdale detention, lack of legal rights, and deportation aims, while praising the Statue of Liberty as a beacon of liberty and justice.
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Long Island
Oakdale
New Orleans
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Federal Bureau of Prisons
National strategy act eyed to align defense policy
Washington debate over SALT II, aid to the contras, and New Zealand harbor access highlights a lack of a unified U S security policy Senators Warner McEwen and Cheney push a national strategy act demanding a comprehensive annual security report and joint testimony by the secretaries of state and defense The proposal aims to force coherent debate and early surfacing of administration differences to curb unchecked spending and scattered decisions without a clear strategy
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President plans Nurseryburg stunt with candlestick jump
A satirical tale follows a photo opportunity scheme around President and a candlestick jump in Nurseryburg. Scouting for drama, advisers push a bold challenge while Bo Peep, fixated sheep, a bone for Hubbard’s dog, and a spider named Muffet complicate the trip amid protests and political satire.
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