Reagan Loses MX Missile Funding In Senate Vote
The Senate Appropriations Committee refused funds for the MX missile, barring production pending a basing plan approved by both houses. The setback deepens Reagan’s struggle with Congress amid weak economic signals, with Republicans and Democrats viewing his direction skeptically.
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Kilpatrick picks top books of 1982 in politics and fiction
James Kilpatrick reviews standout reads of 1982. Ferrol Sams's Run With the Horsemen is praised as moving and witty. Robert A. Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power is lauded as engrossing. Bruce Murphy's The Brandeis Frankfurter Connection challenges mythic biases, while Carter, Jordan, Cannon, and Cox offer strong biographical and corporate works. A broad panorama shows power, politics, law, and business shaping the era.
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Distaff side by Dolores Hope works on holiday cookie chest
Dolores Hope reviews the December Ladies Home Journal feature showing a gingerbread treasure chest designed by Krosnick Studio and executed by Susan West of New York City. Susan helped test kitchens last summer, earned credit in the magazine, and hopes the piece will lead to freelance cooking work while noting she never wants to see Christmas cookies again.
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The Only Gift He Got at Christmas Night
An eight year old boy endures a snowy Christmas Eve filled with hopeful waiting and dreams. He buys a box of thyme, marvels at holiday sights, prays for more snow, and anticipates gifts. In church and home the family partakes in quiet ritual until a priest notes the final gift the Christ child receives.
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Stand-by Christmas at O'Hare Echoes Holiday Frustration
Art Buchwald humorously recalls standing by for a Washington flight at Chicago O'Hare. As delays mount, he rails at fellow travelers while imagining chaos at the gate. Rose Styron finally secures a seat, leaving others stranded. The attendant offers eggnog and no mercy.
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