Privatization idea gains traction from British National Freight Corp case
The British sale of the National Freight Corp to its employees raised productivity and profits, illustrating employee ownership as part of privatization. U.S. President Reagan plans a privatization push, with a commission proposing privatizing Amtrak and Postal Service operations, expanding housing vouchers, and allowing tenant ownership, aiming to boost freedom of choice and economic democracy.
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Great Britain
National Freight Corp
Britain
Atlantic
Reagan
Commission On Privatization
Amtrak
Washington-Boston
Postal Service
DAT anti copying proposal riles recording industry in Congress
The industry urges Congress to require a home copy resistant device on imported DAT decks, but tests show the anti copying system fails and is easily bypassed. Critics argue lawmakers should let parties settle the dispute while considering similar anti copy efforts in video tapes and Macrovision.
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Congress
United States
Home
DAT
Bush a Dwarfette in Political Showdown of 1988
In a caustic appraisal, the piece argues the conservative era wanes as Dukakis and Gephardt gain ground while Bush struggles against polls. It notes California Field results swing against Bush, cites national polls, and questions Bush's electability versus Dukakis and Gephardt.
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Washington
George McGovern
Barry Goldwater
White House
Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Reagan
California
Bush
Dukakis
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
Mojave Desert
Albert Gore
Gore
Beer tents prompt church ethics debate letter writer urges action
Bob VanWinkle of 3701 16th Ave SW criticizes church beer tents in a letter calling for abolition. He cites Isaiah 28 7 urging church leaders to address the issue openly and publicly and asks priests from St Pius St Judes and St Josephs to respond.
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St. Pius
St. Jude’s
St. Joseph’s
Bob VanWinkle
16Th Ave
Church voices clash over sterilization proposals and moral rights
The text protests a plan to sterilize men deemed unacceptable to religion, citing scientific pest control history and biblical figures. It contrasts religious intolerance with scripture, recounting a letter from the author’s husband and a clergyman’s rebuke, then notes shared grievances with the apostle John.
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California
James
Apostle John
Diotrophes
Keith
Public school censorship debate and farewell note
Readers express support for limited censorship in Iowa public schools and defend the Hazelwood precedent. The letter argues public schools are funded by tax dollars and subject to public oversight, while private schools are not. The piece also includes a heartfelt goodbye to Dr. Bomkamp from grateful patients Kenneth and Marie Brown and Marguerite and Bob Nunn.
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Bogeyman Censor
Iowa
Richard Varn
Supreme Court
Hazelwood
Mary Arnold
Iowa High School Press Association
Richard Johns
Quill and Scroll Society
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Bomkamp
Kenneth and
Marie Brown
Bowling St
Marguerite
Bob Nunn
D Ave
Grateful Thanks to Doctor M Estes for Years of Care
Doris and Ed Grubhoffer express sincere thanks to Dr. M Estes for many years as their family doctor. They value the love and care given to their parents and themselves and wish Dr Estes Mrs Estes and his nurses happiness. 118 Second Ave SW.
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Bomkamp
Doris
Ed Grubhoffer
Second Ave
Marguerite
Bob Nunn
D Ave
Gerund and pronoun usage errors spotlight style lapses
A reader notes common mistakes in sports copy and news style. Key examples include favoring his skiing over him skiing and misusing pronouns with collective nouns and phrases.
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Dr. Hladky, Jr
We Hladky III
John Donnelly
John Robertson
Isinkveld
Editorial Pages
Dave Morris
Commission
Gop
Auschwitz
Jimmy Carter
Mondale
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
the Gazette
John Doe
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