West’s broom upends garden city library board
Editorial criticizes Mayor Duane West for firing library board chair Mike Collins over a library bond debate. It defends Collins as experienced and dedicated, argues West misuses mayoral appointment power, and urges the board to decide library needs and voters to weigh a bond. West’s swearing in is not a coronation.
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Garden City
Duane West
Deane Wiley
West
Wiley
Colwell
Commission
Mike Collins
Collins
Cleveland
Chicago
Memo on Jepsen and Reagan era politics and style
In a television interview Iowa Senator Roger Jepsen frames the Republican rise as a long trend toward conservative reform. He champions cutting federal spending and social programs, a balanced budget, abortion opposition, and a hard line against communism as the path to reviving a pragmatic Can Do spirit.
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Iowa
Roger Jepsen
Senate
Jepsen
Ronald Reagan
Joint Economic Committee
America
Reagan
Jepsen Defends Hard Line On Budget Cuts And Embargo
Iowa politician Roger Jepsen defends agriculture cuts and corn price increases, pressured Reagan to lift the grain embargo, and entertained harsh crime deterrence ideas. He contrasts with Haig on foreign policy and rejects extensive welfare entitlements, framing himself as a winner with confidence in power.
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Iowa
Reagan
al Haig
Russia
Haig
Jepsen
Clark
Culver
Panama Canal
Africa
David Stockman
Stockman
Distaff Side Songs and stamp previews tease hobby notes
A lighthearted column previews upcoming music related humor and a detailed list of stamps due to be issued through the year. It highlights commemoratives for Red Cross centennial, thrift and home ownership, Space Shuttle, management, wildlife habitats, disabled persons, Millay, Blinded Veterans Velopes, Architecture, Eutow Springs 200th anniversary postal cards, sports figures, Remington sculpture, Yorktown battles, desert plants, and October Christmas issues.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Savings and Loans
U.S
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Blinded Veterans Association
Battle of
Eutaw Springs
Bobby Jones
Babe Zaharias
Frederic Remington
Remembering Bob Considine A veteran reporter and friend
Jim Bishop recalls Bob Considine as a premier mid century journalist, a generous, witty figure who moved readers to laughter or tears. The piece traces his career from Washington to The Daily Mirror, Collier's and beyond, his punctual quirks, books, Vatican coverage, and his lasting impact as a mentor and friend.
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Bob Considine
Star
Bob
Washington
Senators
Considine
Daily Mirror
New York
Allenhurst
N.J
Sea Bright
Haig security moves tighten after embassy intrusion
Security at Haig's State Department suite and homes is tightened after five activists breached the seventh floor, shouted slogans, and spilled blood and ashes. Officials plan electronic storage for sensitive embassy papers, upgraded alarms, and stricter access, with focus on high risk posts in El Salvador, Lebanon, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Washington
el Salvador
State Department
Secretary of
Alexander Haig
Haig
U.S
Reagan
Lebanon
Pakistan
Afghanistan
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St. Peter’s Square
St. Peter’s
Tokyo
Collier’s
Collier’s Magazine
Toots Shor
42Nd St
52Nd St
Toots
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Jack Dempsey
Jack Anderson
Belgium
NATO
Bethesda
Lucette Lagnado
Tehran
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