Baldrige campaign earns public praise for plain language drive
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige wins enthusiastic letters praising his anti bureaucracy effort to curb lengthy or awkward wording in government. Critics note his memo and warning screen list 43 forbidden words while supporters urge sharper style and clearer sentences.
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Calif
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Dallas
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Zane Grey
Rainier
Cincinnati
Belin Denounces Oswald Grave Exhumation as Sensationalism
Des Moines lawyer David Belin, Warren Commission member, called the Oswald grave exhumation a sensationalism and tragedy for not accepting the commission's finding that Oswald acted alone in President Kennedy's assassination. Belin declined to predict further developments as officials exhumed the body at Fort Worth.
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Michael Eddowes
Soviet Union
Marina Oswald Porter
Mrs. Porter
United Press
New prisoner rate doubles in 1981
A Washington Post report says the U S prison population reached a record 349 118 inmates on June 30 1981 with more than 20 000 new inmates in the first six months alone an unprecedented growth rate The Bureau of Justice Statistics notes heavier sentencing laws and aggressive enforcement boosted state and federal totals The White House pushes for federal funds to help build new prisons while states provide matching money
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Israeli government adopts settlement plan shift toward civilians
Prime Minister Begin's cabinet approved a plan to transfer administration in the West Bank and Gaza from military to civilian hands starting Dec 1 with education health and agricultural functions handled by civilians and later Palestinians, described as a confidence-building step to push autonomy talks.
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Pseudonym Defined as Not Real Name Use
A pseudonym is a name used instead of a real name for identity concealment or stylistic purpose. It acts as a social or literary alias separate from an individual's legal given name.
Grass signals reproduction in some animals says Utah team
University of Utah researchers report a chemical in spring grasses may trigger mating in voles and lemmings, offering a reliable cue for population surges in uncertain environments. They identify 6 methoxybenzoxazolinone as a trigger and cinnamic acids as a potential suppressor.
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