Congress lobbyists face preliminary divorce in court
Paula Parkinson and Hank Parkinson, both Wichita-based lobbyists, met in the Wichita court for divorce preliminaries amid Paula’s alleged plans to publish a sexual memoir about lawmakers. Hank contends the revelations ruined his career as a lobbyist. The piece links their past in Wichita to a broader national debate on sex, morality, and politics.
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Washington
Paula Parkinson
Congress
Hank
Paula
Wichita
Death loves speed and the highway toll falls
A columnist recalls a Memorial Day weekend with 629 traffic deaths twelve years ago and 346 recently, crediting the federal speed limit for cutting tolls despite population and driver increases. Other factors include interstate highways, car and tire improvements, and fewer young drivers. The piece ends with a note that Distaff Side will resume soon.
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Iola Register
Lefever Defeat Spurs Rejection of Human Rights Policy
The Senate rejection of Lefever as assistant secretary of state for human rights signals broader discontent with the Reagan administration. It argues that backing dictatorships and business interests conflicts with Carter-era human rights standards, and warns of quiet diplomacy as a cover for oppressive regimes. The piece links domestic cuts in food programs and voting rights weakening to the same anti rights shift.
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Senate
Ernes
Lefever
Reagan
Congress
Carter
Argentina
United States
Minnesota
Rudy Boschwitz
Bochwitz
Germany
Pius XII
U. S
Boschwitz
Martin Niemeller
Stockman and Helms
New Yorkers complain about out of towners inevitable tone
An exchange in Queens and Manhattan humorously maps New Yorkers and visitors views on safety transport and nightly city life. The piece frames outsiders both as critics and curious participants while noting subway risks taxi tricks thefts and the theater scene. It ends with pride in New York as the greatest place.
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New York
Queens
City
East River
Manhattan
Staten Island
Kennedy
Gramercy Park
New York City
Eighth Avenue
Embargo on computer sales in South Africa called a farce
Three years after the U S embargo on selling computers to South Africa aimed at pressuring apartheid, enforcement failures let $60 million in equipment reach the country. Reports describe firms routing components via non-U S sources, with South African law and profits taking precedence over U S rules.
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Washington
United States
South Africa
Commerce Department
U.S
Pretoria
American Friends Service Committee
Jeff Drumtra
Control Data
National Institute For Telecommunications Research
RCA
TAC
Digital Equipment Corp
Massachusetts
IBM
Namibia
General Electric
Germanium Power Devices Corp
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Little Ol
Playboy
Chanute Tribune
New Jersey
Las Vegas
Atlantic City
Burlington
Iowa
Hawk Eye
Syndicate
Distaff Side
John MC Cormally
Harris News Sevice
Jimmy Carter
Niemeller
Latin America
Doonesbury
Earth
Ronnie
Art Buchwald
Jack Anderson
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