Right Stuff Boosts Glenn in Democratic Presidential Race
A George Washington University study finds that one third of 650 adults after viewing The Right Stuff rate John Glenn higher as both a person and a candidate. The research covered viewers in Virginia Maryland and Washington DC and suggests the film gives Glenn a measurable image boost though unlikely to launch him to the nomination.
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John Glenn
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D.C
Artie Shaw Launches New Orchestra at Glen Island Casino
Artie Shaw plans a return to the big band era with a newly assembled orchestra at Glen Island Casino debuting December 17. Shaw will supervise and consult, though his clarinet will not be performed. the band is led by Dick Johnson as Shaw ponders a second comeback.
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Artie Shaw
Glen Island
Stardust
Shaw
Dick Johnson
Perry Mason underwriters bring reruns to Columbus viewers
Robert Suhr and David Day, lawyers, join two others to fund WOSU-TV’s Perry Mason reruns five nights weekly in Columbus Ohio. The lawyers say the show’s courtroom cases inspired their own interest in law and that its realism surprised some critics. The program draws about 19 000 households nightly and even gets remarks from judges who say it keeps them busy at night.
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Robert Suhr
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Day
Raymond Burr
Lance says South vital for 1984 Democratic hopes
Former budget director Bert Lance, at The Greenbrier in West Virginia, says the South is essential for any Democratic presidential winner in 1984 but declines to reveal his preferred candidate. He urges all contenders to campaign in the region and notes his past roles at Calhoun First National Bank and the National Bank of Georgia.
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Bert Lance
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Lance
Greenbrier
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Office of Management and Budget
Carter
Calhoun First National Bank
National Bank of Georgia
U.S. Threatens Aid Cuts Over UN Voting Patterns
Congress approves an $11.5 billion foreign aid package with a new provision to cut aid to nations repeatedly opposing U.S. policy at the United Nations. Israel receives $1.76 billion plus $850 million in arms loans. Egypt gets $750 million in economic aid and $465 million in arms grants. Syria is barred from already committed funds, and El Salvador is slated for $64.8 million in military aid amid a rise in aid overall.
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United Nations
Reagan
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
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Zimbabwe
Israel
Egypt
Syria
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el Salvador
Russian Tea Rooms dispute over name reaches Denver
Eugene Valershteyn, immigrant owner of the Little Russian Tea Room in Denver, faces a trademark clash with New York’s Russian Tea Room. Lawyers warn he must change the Denver restaurant name or risk legal action over potential infringement and unfair competition. Valershteyn cites cost and noncompetition, while the New York venue negotiates an agreement as both sides weigh protections for the famous name.
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Eugene Valershteyn
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Valershteyn
New York
Gregory Camillucci
Russian Tea Room
Russell Falconer
McDonald’s
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