Editorial frets over guilt after Oklahoma postal killings
The piece condemns overblown guilt trips and blames directed at authorities or the public rather than the gunman who killed 14 and wounded others at an Oklahoma post office. It notes the killer’s suicide avoided a trial and contrasts with a prior Kansas City postmaster murder, where a suspect’s release led to ongoing tragedy.
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Oklahoma
Reagan
Postal Service Administration
Pentagon
Fort Knox
Kansas City
Kan
New egg factory shows shift in farming towns
A Minnesota plant near Gaylor southwest of Minneapolis houses 1.5 million chickens producing about 1.5 million eggs daily. Each hen lays ~200 eggs per year, four pounds of feed makes one dozen eggs, and automation cuts staff from 80 to 22. Eggs move through a half mile conveyor to sorting and packaging, then cooling and shipping within 24 hours.
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Gaylor
Minn
Minneapolis
KU Chancellor Dykes Calls Teaching Self-Reliance
At fall convocation Archie Dykes said KU's main function is teaching students to teach themselves and praised the diverse student body as the school’s richest asset. Fall classes opened with a record 19,807 on campus and may exceed 20,000 once final figures arrive. Sunflower Cablevision of Lawrence announced construction and testing of a local earth receiving station linked to space satellites to speed transmission and improve reception.
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Archie Dykes
Sunflower Cablevision
Lawrence
Illusion in a tax bill fuels public finance debate
Economic analysis contends that tax revision is revenue neutral and mainly shifts burden from individuals to corporations. It argues who pays the corporate tax varies by stockholders, consumers, and workers, with indirect economic effects likely altering gains and losses beyond initial payers. David Colander of Middlebury College is cited as author of Macroeconomics.
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New York
Congress
David Colander
Middlebury College
Macroeconomics
Scott, Foresman & Co
Laughlin Nevada Boom Town Draws Big Gambling Names
Laughlin Nevada, a desert boom town 80 miles southeast of Las Vegas, draws 50,000 weekend visitors for 1,600 hotel rooms as major casino firms plan large properties. The Riverside and Edgewater casinos lead growth with others expanding. revenue nearly quadrupled from 1981 to 1985, and claims of overcapacity loom amid new hotel rooms and planned projects.
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Laughlin
Nev
Laughin
Las Vegas
Colorado River
Arizona
Glenn Schaeffer
Don Laughlin
Riverside
Jack Binion
Horseshoe
Binion
Lake Tahoe
Nevada
Reno
Holiday Corp
Holiday Inns
John Onoda
Ramada Inns Inc
Ramada
Daniel R. Lee
Drexel Burnham Lambert
Phoenix
California
Sun Belt
Riverside Casino
Mildred Luxford
Luxford
Monterey Park
Calif
Los Angeles
Est Publi Publication details and subscription rates
Publication notice lists address at Sixth and N Lawrence and a telephone rate schedule. Rates vary by delivery area with $5.90 weekly, $65.65 yearly by mail in Douglas area, $80.85 in winning counties, $95 in Kansas counties and greater Kansas City, and $107 elsewhere in the United States. USPS 304-520. Audit Bureau of Circulations. Second class member.
Boston students chase housing as rents soar and options tighten
The wave of 110000 students to Boston strains housing as Northeastern and nearby neighborhoods show steep rents. Laura Mazel leaves a Washington DC unit for a Boston law school start amid $650 studios and $900 two bedrooms near the Prudential Center. Real estate firms note scarce supply and high demand, while buyers turn to condos and investors to house the influx.
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Boston
Boston College
Laura Mazel
Northeastern University
Dupont Circle
Washington
Mazel
Kenneth W. Hines
Northeastern
Hines
College
Prudential Center
Marr
Newton
Boston Common Properties
Boston University
Fenway
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