Speakes blasts press amid NASA pressure rumors
The White House spokesman defends officials against rumors of White House pressure on NASA to launch the shuttle for Reagan's State of the Union. The piece notes public suspicion, calls for investigation, and past examples of political deception, urging openness and scrutiny of staff communications.
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Larry Speakes
White House
Speakes
NASA
Reagan
Wisconsin
Gary George
U.S. Senate
Rogers Commission
George
State of the Union
Sen. George
Bierce's blacklist and his sharp language rules endure
Ambrose Bierce, famed for The Devil's Dictionary, published Write It Right, a Blacklist of Literary Faults. His cautions on usage linger. he mocked pretentious words and urged precise form, later echoed by Fowler and others in a long line of language arbiters.
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Ambrose Bierce
Ohio
Bierce
Hearst
Mexico
Joe Bryan III
Richmond
Virginia
Henry Fowler
Wilson Follett
Theodore Bernstein
John Breamner
Roy Copperud
Laurence Urdang
Ernest Gowers
Albert Marckwardt
Margaret Bryant
Rudolf Flesch
William and Mary Morris
Bergen
Cornelia Evans
Crotchets Hall of Fame
Art of living well through life’s fleeting hours
Andy Rooney reflects on savoring seasons and balancing activity and rest. He contrasts spring’s coming with longing for winter’s snow, notes time’s rush, and praises Walter Cronkite as a model for living fully. He grouses about morning commutes and wishes for a slower pace.
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San Francisco
Connecticut
Walter Cronkite
Walter
Vienna
Boards of Director's
Modern fable on liability crisis and its toll on everyday life
A satirical tale frames a chain of real risk consequences from high malpractice insurance. Obstetric strikes in Boston, scarce vaccines, halted devices, and rising costs hit cradle to grave life. Families face expensive insurance, limited toys and food, and scarce jobs as lawsuits proliferate.
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America
Boston
Junior
G.D. Searle
Searle
Clerk of Court
P.S
Mailbag policy for reader letters at Herald-Zeitung
The New Braunfels Herald Zeitung invites signed letters to the editor and will not publish anonymous submissions. Letters must be verifiable by telephone and sent to Mailbag at P O Drawer 361 New Braunfels Texas 78131.
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Herald-Zeitung
New Braunfels
P.O
New Braunfels Texas
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