Are Americans getting the Campaign they deserve
A columnist surveys the 1990s campaign landscape criticizing two party flaws and media failures. It argues for more open debates and tougher press scrutiny while noting voter apathy and distrust toward institutions. The piece questions whether the public will vote on November 8 and if the nation earns its campaign.
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United States
National
Mr. Bush
Dukakis
Dan Quayle
America
ACLU
Lunatic
John Birch Society
OConnor in Good Condition After Breast Cancer Surgery
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor remains in good condition and resting in a Washington hospital after surgery for breast cancer. Information officer Toni House withheld details at the justice's request. friends say she is doing fine.
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O’connor
Supreme Court
Sandra Day
Washington
Toni House
Georgetown University Hospital
Iowa contestant shines beyond beauty pageant
Tiffani Dolph represents Iowa in Miss Venus U.S.A. pageant. She travels by motorcycle and enjoys casual dining and junk food binges, highlighting a lifestyle not defined by looks.
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Tiffani Dolph
Iowa
U.S.A
Former Gazette writer co-authors book on IBM PC politics
Former Gazette sports correspondent James Choosky co-authors Blue Magic The People Power and the Politics Behind the IBM Personal Computer highlighting the development process and power dynamics involved in IBM PC creation.
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Gazette
James Choosky
Inner beauty workshop for women by Shannon Janssen
Shannon Janssen, licensed cosmetologist, runs a Christian based image building workshop for women only. The program focuses on enhancing inner and outer beauty through guidance and courses as featured in lifestyle section page 3B.
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Shannon Janssen
Janssen
Mask of Treachery claims Britain shielded traitor over Nazi ties
A forthcoming book on page 2D alleges Britain protected a traitor to the crown due to insights into supposed Nazi sympathies of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The author argues the monarchy sought to shield figures connected to Hitler era politics.
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Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Leisure
Tax law backlash alters child care tax breaks
The Family Support Act of 1988 signed by President Reagan will cut tax breaks for many double income families and establish new rules on child care tax benefits. Page 2F.
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Reagan
Neon signs return to enjoy new venues across the country
After nearly thirty years of banishment neons brighten American life once more marking use in art galleries discos restaurants offices and homes with vivid colors and renewed visibility across city streets and private spaces.
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Money
Page IF
Missing whale presumed dead near Barrow ice break
One of three trapped California gray whales near Barrow Alaska was presumed dead as rescuers pursued an open water corridor. Eskimo crews cut breathing holes and helicopters planned to blast an ice ridge with heavy demolition hammers to free the survivors Bone Crossbeak and Bonnet.
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Alaska
Eskimos
California
White House
Air Force
Prudhoe Bay
Doug McCoy
Bone
North Slope
Geoff Carroll
Carroll
Crossbeak
Bonnet
Craig George
Latvian Flag Returns as Eva Stark Sees Her Father
Eva Stark visits Latvia after 44 years, meeting her father who stayed to fight Russians in 1944. She witnesses the Latvian flag raised for the first time since the war during a travel feature on page 5D.
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Eva Stark
Latvia
Record 12 Thousand Police Officers Mourn Slain Comrades
Twelve thousand officers from New York and neighboring states gathered outside Our Lady of Perpetual Help church for funeral Masses honoring two city policemen shot in separate incidents. Police Commissioner Ward denounced violence as hundreds of civilians watched, marking the largest police funeral in city history.
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church
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Connecticut
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Brooklyn
Christopher Hoban
Manhattan
Michael Buczek
Suffern
Harlem
Benjamin Ward
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