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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1983
Page
5
Ingrid Kreis humorously examines acronyms and their impact on daily life from SCUBA to NOW. She shares how space saving forms like ASAP and SASE can baffle and amuse, recounting her own misreadings as a learner and ending with a relatable moment about an ad seeking a self-
A staff writer vents about government agency acronyms from DCA to HRS and the confusion between agencies. The piece mocks multiword zoning codes AA BG RAD IP and jokes about public meetings mixing FHA variants. The writer teases future columns on AIDS scare tactics and invites reader response.
Senator Paula Hawkins urges a three year Organized Crime Commission to expose and analyze mob influence across regions. She notes crime touches all sectors and praises the Reagan administration drug war while calling for coordinated national effort against organized crime and corruption in business and government.
President Reagan unveils a national Commission to expose organized crime and its methods. The body will issue radical and legislative recommendations, drawing from all government areas and communities to fight crime alongside Congress and the Justice Department.
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