Quayle an island of calm amid campaign storm
Vice President Dan Quayle remains the cool head in the White House campaign around President Bush as Super Tuesday winds down. He plans midweek events in Illinois and Michigan and cautions Buchanan will fade from focus as Bush pushes a second term agenda and tax and defense battles loom.
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Carter and Quayle Debate Democratic Congress as Fall Guy
The piece weighs Carter backing Quayle’s strategy to paint the Democratic Congress as the fall guy while Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton looms as the likely Democratic nominee. It notes Bush’s Wednesday news conference stressing jobs, schools, health care, and foreign policy as he acknowledges a changed world.
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Altoona nightmare at Prairie Meadows threatens taxpayer funds
The Prairie Meadows racetrack in Altoona remains deeply in debt as a Polk County judge ruled officials acted improperly in 1986 by pledging tax money to guarantee a 40 million note. The editorial urges against inland expansion of casino gambling and calls for relief measures to ease county costs while investors weigh appeals and potential legislative actions.
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Declassify Files Urged By Editorial On CIA Transparency
Newsday editorial urges faster declassification of CIA files and timely release of Cold War material including the Kennedy assassination records. It notes Gates plans to assign 15 staff to this task and calls Congress to push for broader unsealing.
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Death Penalty Debate Sparks in D C Murders
Senator Richard Shelby recounts the murder of Tom Barnes in Washington and pushes a bill to allow death or life without parole for first degree murder in the district. He notes DC crime rates, gun issues, and the need for tougher sentencing while urging local action.
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New monetary system as cure for joblessness
Guest column argues the 1991 92 recession stems from excess consumer and imported goods. It calls for a Peace Industrial Complex funded by a government run debt free money system to create millions of non consumer jobs and avoid future downturns, warning of collapse by 1995 or 1996 if ignored.
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