Profit versus power in Washington real estate gains
The editorial notes that before Reagan takes office the mood softens on real estate profits among officials. It cites Warren Christopher listing a 195,000 home at 330,000, Ribicoff’s condo sold for 500,000, and an energy secretary's March 1977 purchase now listed at 475,000. It frames the choice as profit versus power amid Washington’s property boom.
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Ribicoff
Connecticut
Secretary of Energy
Washington
The
Parsons Sun
Distaff Side Debates Vacations For Kids Education
Readers discuss what makes a vacation for children. Opinions condemn trips that remove schooling, lack learning, or sever family interactions. Critics label costly all expenses paid trips and solitary outings as poor or wrong vacations for kids.
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Mt. Everest
Mt. St. Helens
Salvation Army A Century of Warlike Charity Narrated
A first person reminiscence traces the Salvation Army from its London origins with Gen William Booth through its 100 year presence in America. It recounts battle language, reforms, notable figures like Bramwell Ballington and Evangeline Booth, and the Volunteers of America split, along with brutal reception on streets and the shift from personal personalities to policy.
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Salvation Army
America
Satan
Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Beelzebub
Nevada City
Smithsonian
Jack Fincher
Sallies
S.A
Bayonne
London
William Booth
Soho
Booth
Bramwell
Ballington
Eva
Papa
Australia
Europe
New York
England
Volunteers of America
Little Eva
United States
Evangeline Booth
U S warns no quick military aid in Poland invasion crisis
A secret Pentagon briefing shows Europe lacks ready stockpiles and prepositioned weapons to counter a Soviet invasion of Poland. It warns only European-based stocks and allies could mount a conventional defense, with fuel, ammo, and maintenance critically insufficient. A second report notes conflicts of interest around Reagan transition figures and a separate drug trade outlook linked to Hell’s Angels.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Poland
Europe
Pentagon
NATO
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Dale van Atta
Army
Navy
Air Force
Uncle Sam
William Timmons
Nixon
Reagan
Richard Nixon
Timmons
National Rifle Association
Lockheed, Northrop
Standard Oil
American Petroleum Institute
Capitol Hill
Chrysler Corp
Tom Korologos
Korologos
Hell ON Wheels
Hell’s Angels
California
Minneapolis
Omaha
Neb
Tailgating turkey cited in Telegram letter
Public readers thank Bev Wilson for flagging a dangerous highway incident near a school bus. A blue car passed on the shoulder, was spotted by a vigilant driver, and police captured the driver at the airport before he could flee to Nevada.
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Bev Wilson
Judy Brown
Nevada
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Joe the Turk
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