Campouts Move Indoors as Girl Scouts Learn in New Ways
An editorial notes 174 Girl Scouts from 19 local troops camped overnight inside South Hills Mall in Poughkeepsie rain. It contrasts rustic traditions with modern scenes showing assertive, independent scouts involved in charity, navigation, defense classes, and urban survival lessons.
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South Hills
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Richard Feldt
Debbie Zito
Beverly Hills
Hudson River
Winter Markets, Rate Cuts Lift Dow to Record High
The Federal Reserve Board signals further rate cuts helping the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach a record close of 1,070.55, up 25.48. Banks note little effect locally while Kansas University minimizes energy use amid winter policy and holiday budget pressures. December shopping boosts area merchants despite icy roads and cold snaps. Lawrence World recalls 1892 holiday joys as schools close and skating thrives.
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Federal Reserve Board
Dow Jones
Kansas University
Notable historical milestones from December 28
Highlights include Mary II's death in 1694 joint rule with William III, Calhoun's 1832 resignation as vice president, Iowa's 1846 statehood, Semple's 1869 chewing gum patent, Ravel's 1937 death, the 1945 pledge of allegiance recognition, Dreiser's 1945 death, and Solzhenitsyn's 1973 Gulag Archipelago publication and resulting exile.
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New York Evening Mail
H.L. Mencken
America
Millard Fillmore
White House
Mencken
Mary II
England
William III
John C. Calhoun
United States
Andrew Jackson
Iowa
William Finley Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Maurice Ravel
Paris
Congress
Theodore Dreiser
Hollywood
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Fragmented USPS notice from La ember region
Partial OCR reads USPS 306 529 postage paid at La ember of Audit Bureau member of The Avroclatec. readable fragments show a small postal or audit reference with no clear action or date.
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la Ember of Audit Bureau
Avroclatec
Patriotism and Pardons in Iran Contra Affair
The article argues President Bush used patriotism to justify pardoning six Iran Contra figures, including Caspar Weinberger. It contrasts this with Watergate, cites Reagan’s arms sales to Iran, and contends the pardons threaten constitutional balance, suggesting Walsh should publish a final report.
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Boston
Bush
Caspar Weinberger
Reagan
Iran
Congress
Nicaragua
CIA
Walsh
George’s Bush
Bush pardon defies law and erodes accountability
A critique of President Bush's Iran-Contra pardons argues the acts violated arms export laws and congressional oversight, shielding NSC, CIA, and officials from accountability. It warns that pardons redefine patriotism as exemption from legal consequences and urges clear public fault for presidential actions.
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Bush
Caspar Weinberger
Bill Clinton
George Bush
America
Congress
Iran
Lebanon
National Security Council
Reagan-Bush
Reagan- Bush
Oliver North
NSC
Fawn Hall
White House
FBI
CIA
Congressional
Weinberger
Clinton touts diverse Cabinet as groups lobby for quotas
President elect Bill Clinton announced an experienced diverse Cabinet and pledged it would work as a cohesive team. He denied being driven by activist demands while acknowledging pressure from Hispanics and women's groups, noting delays and debates over appointments.
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Washington
White House
Bill Clinton
Clinton
America
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Frederico Pena
Denver
Bill Richardson
D-N.m
Colorado
Tim Wirth
Richardson
Interior Department
Wirth
Energy
United Nations
Zoe Baird
Eleanor Smeal
Fund For
George Stephanopolous
Jimmy Carter
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