Nickpack’s 1980-84 campaign shift echoed in NCPAC rows
The Gazette assesses Nickpack's evolution from hard-hitting anti incumbent campaigning to a more positive, pro candidate approach. NCPAC held about 7.3 million dollars by June and up to 10 million near election week, affecting Maryland races and the broader Senate map.
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Paul Sarbanes
Lawrence Hogan
Sarbanes
Culver
Iowa
Bayh
Indiana
McGovern
South Dakota
Church
Idaho
Iowans approve local bonds and levies despite tough times
Voters in Marion approved 650000 for a new police station while Cass County will build a jail and Terrill a new fire station. Ames authorized 380000 for two outdoor pools and Fort Dodge 1 million for a flight service station if the feds place it there. Union County approved a 57 cent levy for a care facility and Keokuk Carroll counties supported ambulance levies. Carroll County also uses federal revenue sharing for a care facility addition.
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Marion
Cass County
Terrill
Ames
Fort Dodge
Union County
Keokuk
Carroll
Carroll County
Ann Landers under fire for used threat letter decision
A Wheeling West Virginia letter threatening mass murder was used in Ann Landers column after she advised professional help, sparking calls for police review. Critics argue the letter should have been forwarded to authorities and saved for verification, while Landers defends her judgment.
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Ann Landers
Wheeling
Landers
Voters shaped the 1982 election outcome says observers
Washington Post colleagues Haynes Johnson and pollster Peter Hart argued voters rejected a binary Reagan path. They favored a course correction to trim deficits, ease recession, slow military buildup, and protect lifeline programs, signaling demand for stability and relief.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Haynes Johnson
Peter D. Hart
Hart
White House
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Voters curb Reaganites as Senate holds steady
David Broder writes that voters punished a core of House Republicans including 14 freshmen who backed Reaganomics but preserved the Senate majority. The result suggests a tempered course ahead with bipartisan negotiations, keeping the 1980 mandate in place while prompting mid course policy talks. Democracy is praised as a stabilizing force.
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Reagan
Bob Michel
Rill
Barber B. Conable, Jr
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Johnson and Hart
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Bob Dole
Kansas
White House
The High Cost of Campaign Ads and a Call for Free Time
The piece argues that national campaign spending nears or exceeds 1 billion dollars with TV and radio ads dominating costs. It notes low voter turnout and presses for public financing or free airtime to force more informative campaigning and reduce reliance on negative messaging.
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Meanie
Alien observer surveys American political contradictions
A spoofed outsider would compare party origins and current debates from tobacco subsidies to handgun registration. The piece lampoons mixed signals in campaign finance, equal rights, and budget fights, suggesting Washington as a field trip for an extraterrestrial to decode U.S. politics.
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Metropolis
National Rifle Association
Washington
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