GOP reevaluates as Reagan era shifts toward moderation
With Congress back in session the Republicans face a sobering reality from November elections. Reagan moves toward center after early years of conservatism and backs a $5.5 billion highway plan. Domenici warns unemployment is politically unacceptable as the administration struggles to spur job growth amid rising joblessness.
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Congress
Reagan
White House
California
Sacramento
Senate Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
Distaff side: readers react to TV violence and gifts
Garden City readers discuss the Wall Street Journal piece on KANZ public radio coverage, media myths, and Santa wish lists. A columnist quotes Sydney Harris and E B White while a reader laments a worn kitchen sink and lists humorous items they do not want for Christmas.
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Wall Street Journal
Garden City
Garden Citions
KANZ
Public
Pierceville
Denver
Lawrence
Colorado Springs
Nancy Kassebaum
Washington, D.C
Santa
Kansas Children’s Service League
Termon
Kansas
Children’s Service League
Abortion Rules Debate and Court Review
A columnist argues the Supreme Court should keep federal control of abortion while recognizing valid state health safeguards. He supports specific regulations like 24 hour waiting periods, two doctors for late abortions, parental consent debates, and doctor informed consent, urging balance between rights and public health.
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John MC Cormally
Harris News Service
Supreme Court
Reagan
High Court
Missouri
Virginia
Ohio
Peacekeeper the MX Missile Name Revealed in Interview
Art Buchwald reports on how Defense names mega-death weapons to ease public fear. Digby Trident describes market research for terms like Cruise Missile and Peacekeeper, noting White House input to soothe Catholics and signal disarmament aims. The Peacekeeper slogan masks a weapon with ten nuclear warheads, a premier sabre-rattler.
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Digby Trident
Defense
White House
Air Force
U.S.S.R
Geneva
Abortion controversy spurs Right to Life critique of LWV stance
Right to Life of Kansas urges local League of Women Voters chapters to reject a proposed public policy statement on reproductive choices. The letter argues the phrase masks abortion support and risks partisan shift, warning it would harm LWV’s nonpartisan reputation and jeopardize unborn lives. Eva Bryant signs for Right to Life of Kansas.
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Right To Life
National League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of
United States
LWV
U.S. Supreme Court
Down
League
League of Women Voters
National Democratic Party
National Republican Party
Right To Life of Kansas
Kansas League of Women Voters
Eva Bryant
Right To Life of Kansas, Inc
Hays, Ks
Was Gilmore TV drama accurate
Letter from Jerald R. Vaughn Chief of Police Garden City asking the Utah Department of Corrections for expert view on NBC TV's Executioner's Song accuracy. Vaughn questions depiction of Gilmore’s final days with alcohol drugs and a buoyant mood among visitors while appeals linger.
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State of Utah Department of Corrections
State Office
Salt Lake City
Utah
NBC
Gary Gilmore
Mr. Gilmore
Nicole Baker
Jerald R. Vaughn
Police
Garden City
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