USPS extravagance arouses rebuke over Potomac resort plan
A Reagan era critique denounces a $28 million postal training resort project near Potomac Maryland citing high costs and higher stamp prices. Rep Robin Ficker blasts the facility as wasteful while average Americans face budget cuts and inflation. The piece contrasts national policy with perceived USPS luxury and lists amenities and the site’s price. It notes 500 employees would train there for six weeks.
Atomic armament debate and the MX missile race
A column discusses the fear of nuclear war and the push for a deployable MX intercontinental missile system. It contrasts Soviet and U.S. capabilities, questions mutual restraint, notes Rostow's SALT III delays, and notes $3.6 billion in MX funding as the arms race continues toward an unknown endpoint.
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Eugene V. Rostow
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Soviet Union
Sneak Previews sparks clash on Clash of the Titans
A Wichita Eagle-Beacon reviewer found Clash of the Titans entertaining yet silly with plastic monsters and a standout golden mechanical owl. Ebert and Siskel praised it, while an opposing Wichita critic called it a bust despite engaging spectacle.
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Gene Siskel
Chicago
Wichita Eagle-Beacon
Pegasus
Ebert
Wichita State University
Icebreaker lines from Art Buchwald travel piece
A Buchwald humor column offers opening gambits for social summer encounters. Lines touch on childhood, politics, celebrity weddings, and pop culture to spark conversation with strangers at beaches, mountains, and trips.
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Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
White House
Prince Charles
Heaven's Gate
Quoted Offhand Remarks From Reagan Era officials
A collage of brief, often tongue in cheek or candid quotes attributed to President Reagan and associates. The remarks touch on diplomacy, media, economics, foreign policy, and domestic issues with satirical or provocative tone.
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Alf Landon
Charles Kuralt
Dan
Mt. St. Helens
Spiro Agnew
Coalition cancels TV boycott after advertiser response
Washington AP The Coalition for Better Television halted plans for an immediate boycott of sponsor companies over shows with sex and violence. Leader Rev Donald E Wildmon and allies say initial advertiser reaction warranted delay while continuing monitoring and pressure campaigns.
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Coalition For Better Television
Donald E. Wildman
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National Federation For Decency
Jerry Falwell
Phyllis Schlafly
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