Endowment for Sports and Arts Proposal Sparks Debate
A columnist recalls proposing a National Endowment for Sports, arguing it would embody democratic equality and have broad appeal. He cites the Mapplethorpe controversy of 1989 to illustrate funding disputes over art and national values.
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Washington
National Endowment For Sports
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps Band
National Endowment For the Arts
Robert Mapplethorpe
Jesse Helms
R N.C
NEA funding debates upend arts grants and sports praise
A columnist cites the 1988 NEA annual report to indict arts funding as elitist while urging blue collar rewards. The piece highlights dozens of grants totaling 156 million dollars, notes 52 poets receiving 20 000 each, and jests at funding for orchestras and sports figures alongside calls for broader support across disciplines.
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NEA
Phoenix Cardinals
Kirby Puckett
Twins
Puckett
Minneapolis
National Endowment For Sports
Burleigh Grimes
Letters echo Cold War era tensions in Dixon
A Dixon reader rebutts a Telegraph guest editorial by Swarbrick arguing the Salvadoran and Nicaraguan conflicts show U.S. aid is essential. The letter links Soviet arms to rebels, cites Noriega, Ortega, and Rockefellers, and recalls WW II freedoms versus wartime threats. The page also notes past local anniversaries from 1979, 1964, and 1939.
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the Telegraph
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Russia
U.S
Rockefellers
Shaws
Dixon
Ramsey Clark
Dale L. Harshman
Dixon Dukes
Dukes
Mendota Trojans
Elks
Assembly of the Goodfellows Baskets
U S Should Stay Cool on Panama By Copley News Service
The Panama dictator Noriega has declared a state of war against the United States and seeks to provoke violence against Americans. The piece urges restraint while preserving potential force to protect U.S. lives and interests, noting 50,000 Americans in Panama and recent coup attempts.
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United States
Manuel Noriega
U.S
Panama Canal
Bush
Panama Defense Forces
Noriega
National Assembly
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White House
Courage shown in Bush decision
The author praises President Bush for planning a drug summit in Colombia, arguing true leadership requires risk. Drawing on historical figures like Alexander the Great and George Washington, the piece asserts Bush will not be running scared and that U S protection capabilities justify the mission despite potential dangers.
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Alexander the Great
George Washington
Bush
Colombia
New York
Ronald Reagan
United States
South America
U.S
North Pole Claim Reopened for Peary and Henson
The National Geographic Society commissioned study reexamines evidence on Admiral Peary and Matthew Henson's 1908 09 expedition. Photographs celestial sightings and ocean readings are analyzed. authors conclude Peary Henson and four Eskimos reached the Pole, challenging revisionist claims. Further expert review is expected to weigh the findings.
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Robert Peary
Matthew Henson
North Pole
Peary
Pole
National Geographic Society
Henson
Globe
Milwaukee Journal
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Spring Valley
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Center St
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Dixon Telegraph
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William E. Shaw
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Ellen Farias
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Laura Butler
Deana Heintzelman
Elizabeth Lovett
Mark Robins
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Rhonda Klavenga
Jane Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Tracey L. Monery
Cathy Haan
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Trina Aebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
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Robert Fenwick
Bruce Belman
Matt Brady
Dave Johnson
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Carol Hemminger
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