Critics Clash Over Facts in Iconic Films
Mike Deupree argues that films like Born on the Fourth of July Roger and Me and The Deer Hunter blur fact and fiction. He notes Sir response from critics noting misrepresentations while defending artistic license. He discusses how the documentaries shift from truth to storytelling and questions the societal lessons offered by these works.
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Roger
Hollywood
Ron Kovic
Vietnam
United States
Kovic
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Oliver Stone
Stone
Tom Cruise
Michael Moore
General Motors
Roger Smith
Flint
Mich
Smith
Moore
Ronald Reagan
Robert Schuller
Ralph Nader
Deer Hunter
Greyhound Seeks Wage Freeze in Broad Contract Offer
Greyhound proposes a four year wage freeze and elimination of about 4500 union jobs amid a two month long drivers strike. The offer, presented during stalled talks, would replace earnings from a 30 cent a mile rate with a fixed hourly wage of 12.79 dollars.
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Washington
Greyhound
Voter competence worries panel on media and electorate
The Markle Commission warns democracy is eroded by uninformed voters who did not know vice presidential candidates in 1988. It urges ad campaigns, more debate time, four federal debates, and bans on manipulative ads, noting rising but fragile interest in politics.
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New York Times
Washington
Robert O'Neil
University of Virginia
Commission
Ber
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Congress
Markle Commission On
Bentsen
Lab molecule stores light as energy rivaling photosynthesis
Arizona State University chemists report a five-part synthetic molecule that captures light and stores energy as electrically charged chemicals. The device, called a pentad molecule, reaches about 83 percent of natural photosynthesis efficiency and could drive chemical reactions, though its size limits consumer use.
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Tempe
Ariz
Arizona State University
Devens Gust
Photosynthesis Research
Science
Gust
Mark Wrighton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Man regains dream car after decades long search
Cedar Rapids man Bob Prenosil finally recovers his 1937 Ford Tudor stolen in 1961 after a 30 year chase. authorities seized the car from a Black Hawk County farm and the case moved through Iowa agencies before Prenosil could claim the vehicle. The car needs an engine, transmission and repairs and Prenosil worries about affording restoration.
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Jeff Burnham
Gazette
Bob Prenosil
Prenosil
Iowa State Patrol
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk
Lynch
the Gazette
Jazette
John McIvor
Cedar Rapids
Fitness of elderly holds up with ongoing exercise study
Washington AP reports that continued exercise slows aging in fitness and cardiovascular measures. San Diego State University and Ball State University researchers note exercisers over 23 years show minimal aerobic decline and stable resting blood pressure, suggesting inactivity drives most aging loss.
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Washington
the Physician and
Sportsmedicine
San Diego State University
Janet P. Wallace
Indiana University At
Bloomington
California
David Costill
Ball State University
Muncie
Ind
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