Parents defend Garden City seniors amid football turmoil
A letter from Mrs. Ed Cramer condemns front page ritualism over alleged alcohol incidents at Garden City High School. The writer argues seniors were scapegoated after a 6 defeat by Dodge City, urges fair discipline, and praises athletic spirit while calling for balanced coverage and respect for students.
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Dodge City
Garden City High School
Telegram
Dr. Albright
Hodam
Channell
Gant
Ed Cramer
Wheatridge
Garden City
Editorial: Life Without the NFL Strikes Divide Fans
The piece notes a 1982 NFL players strike starting Sept 20 with games halted. It argues the public adapts, questions wage levels, and predicts economic strain on television networks while forecasting a bleak season and possible end to football for 1982. The author quips about Howard Cosell losing words on Monday nights.
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Kansas City Chiefs
Howard Cosell
Kilpatrick Post Mortem on Reagan Era Politics
James Kilpatrick delivers a political post mortem on Reagan era dynamics. He predicts a tougher but not drastic second-term Congress, notes negative campaigns backfire, and argues current tax cuts and slowed entitlements persist. He contrasts with Johnson era expansion and cites PACs, campaign finance, and voter reactions in 1982 races.
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Kilpatrick
Reagan
Congress
House
Lyndon Johnson
National Conservative Political Action Committee
Tennessee
Maryland
Jim Sasser
Paul Sarbanes
California
Minnesota
Texas
William Proxmire
Leg warmers and waist trends from fashion notes
Dolores Hope muses on leg warmers in modern fashion contrasting with 1910s waist compression ideas from Ladies Home Journal. She notes England’s harsh winter influence and the shift toward belts and cinchers, while recalling past underwear and stocking fashions.
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England
Ladies Home Journal
Crete
Las Vegas Sees Hard Times Hit Tourism and Gambling
Art Buchwald visits Las Vegas to capture a desert city’s recession era woes. Locals report unemployment rising above 10 percent, closed blackjack tables, reduced slot shifts, and weaker demand as Wall Street and Atlantic City divert gamblers. They blame Reagonomics and state competition, while jokes about investors and casino fear underscore a fragile tourism economy.
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Las Vegas
Wayne Newton
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