Washington DC statehood bid dismissed as preposterous
In Our Town, Jesse Jackson declares a push to turn the District of Columbia into the state of New Columbia, but the proposal is branded preposterous. The piece praises Jackson yet argues residents can move to Maryland or Virginia to vote, noting DC lacks farms, forests, and factories. It highlights Jackson as a gifted orator while questioning the practicality of statehood.
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Jesse Jackson
U.S
Senate
Jackson
Top Enchilada
High
White House
Mario Cuomo
George Bush
District of Columbia
Congress
Republic
Maryland
Virginia
Jesse Jackson Eyes Senate Bid Over D C Statehood Dream
The piece argues against a federal enclave from the White House to Capitol Hill claiming constitutional obstacles and the 23rd Amendment bars such a move. It suggests Jackson pursue the presidency instead and hints at future possibilities.
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Dustry
White House
Capitol Hill
Massachusetts Avenue
New Columbia
Wyoming
Alaska
Jesse Jackson
Sen
Goodbye to Marx Lenin and the Soviet Party's Fate
A Ukrainian delegate challenges the need for Marx and Lenin as Moscow shifts to reform. Gorbachev faces a rising demand to loosen party control, with 100,000 marching in Moscow and a push to move the next party congress forward. The Soviet Union may pivot to multiple legal parties while Baltic leave-taking and perestroika pressures grow.
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Engels
Lenin
Communist Party
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Kremlin
Baltic
Bush
Washington
Education budget shows gulf between goals and funding
Opinion contrasts President Bush's lofty education goals with a modest fiscal plan. It notes a 2 percent inflation adjusted rise for the Education Department, cuts to student loans, and library aid, while Rep. Hawkins calls education a top priority and demands real funding to reach targets like higher college graduation and literacy.
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Department of Education
Bush
Lauro Cavazos
Augustus Hawkins
California
House Education and Labor Committee
Rep. Hawkins
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Editorial Roundup Falls Short on Bush Budget and Swaggart Taxes
The Associated Press surveys editorials nationwide. Westerly Sun denounces the 1991 Bush budget for underestimating inflation and growing deficits. New Mexican argues against a true peace dividend from defense cuts, urging deficit reduction and economic conversion. Statesman-Journal discusses Swaggart tax ruling, noting church financing limits and the line between religious and business activity.
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Sun
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Bush
Office of Management and Budget
Santa Fe
N.M
Statesman-Journal
Salem
Ore
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Jimmy Swaggart
National Council of Churches
Swaggart
Baton Rouge
Lee County ESDA to use new identification cards
February 8 1980 the Executive Committee of the Lee County Board heard a presentation by Charles Randall ESDA coordinator who demonstrated a forthcoming ID card showing a photo description weight age hair color and distinguishing features for cardholders. Also noted are archival items from 1965 and 1940.
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Lee County Board
Charles Randall
Lee County Emergency Service and Disaster Agency
ESDA
Lee
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