Spirit of 81 and 1982 Optimism Rise in Nation
Editorial reflects on renewed national optimism from the Times CBS poll. It contrasts 1976 bicentennial euphoria with 1981 82 mood, notes more families report improvements, and credits Reagan’s influence. Encourages continued effort to sustain and extend the patriotic spirit into 1983.
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New York Times-Cbs News
America
Arthur Fiedler
Boston Pops Orchestra
New York Times
CBS
CBS News
Reagan
Carter
DC Council rejects plan to legalize sex with minors
The District of Columbia City Council defeated a proposal to legalize sex between minors aged 12 and over if age differences are within four years. The measure, tied to a broader bill on adult sexuality, drew over 100 people to a hearing before the language was removed and the bill passed on a voice vote.
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Washington, D.C
District of Columbia
David A. Clarke
United States Pressures Nixon On Vietnam Troop Withdrawals
The Pentagon urges Nixon to speed up troop withdrawals from Vietnam while Nixon weighs the proposals. Wet weather threatens to delay KU Memorial Stadiums July 4 fireworks. unemployment fell to 5.6 percent in June. Local residents accept a new half-cent sales tax with little opposition. The EPA files a federal case in Topeka alleging Hercules Powder Co pollution of a DeSoto area stream with high ammonia levels. The region endures an all time moisture drought record.
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Pentagon
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Ku’s Memorial Stadium
Hercules Powder Co
DeSoto
Topeka
Kansas City
The
EPA
Fireworks freeloader plea and KU news in 1950s Lawrence
Letter urges continuing Jaycees July 4 fireworks at Memorial Stadium and seeks fundraising ideas to cover costs for spectators on the Hill. Also reports moisture deficit in Douglas County, a fatal air disaster, KU energy accelerator project, KU Alumni leadership, a Jayhawk bronze gift, Lone Star Lake fishing checks, flags for T J Sweeney, Colonial Dames plaque at Pope Hall, and Lyndon Johnson Senate bid in Texas with Roosevelt endorsement.
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Journal-World
Jaycees
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
Charlene McCluggage
University
Douglas County
Grand Canyon
Joseph Hite
Harry Epley
Energy Research Accelerator
Midwestern Universities Research Assn
Clyde Reed Jr
Parsons
William Hogan
Kansas City
Elden Tefft
Kansas
National Society of Colonial Dames
Pope Hall
Leavenworth
Kansas Territorial
Texas
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
Johnson
O'Neill plans two rear-guard tactics against Reagan budget
HARWICHPORT Mass. Speaker Thomas P. ONeill says he will press a postvote hearing tactic to expose budget cuts and will use a points of order device in the House Senate conference to force more votes on cuts. He notes Reagan won support by trading for votes and vows to return to the fight after a weekend at his Cape Cod retreat.
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Harwichport
Mass
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
House of Representatives
Reagan
House
O'Neill
Cape Cod
Senate
O’neill
Ronald Reagan
ABSCAM critics question random targetting of politicians
The piece discusses claims that ABSCAM investigators might have targeted certain members of Congress, including Sen. Strom Thurmond, with a bribe offer. It notes denials by the FBI and Justice Department and cites Philip Heymann’s testimony about authorizing the Thurmond bribe, while Ruff declines to explain why Thurmond did not respond.
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Washington
FBI
William Webster
Congress
Abscam
Justice Department
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Philip Heymann
Department
U.S
Chuck Ruff
Heymann
Ruff
Thurmond not target in ABSCAM probe dispute amid bribe claims
In a tense ABSCAM recap, Heymann insists Thurmond was never targeted, while Jenrette claims FBI middlemen pressured him about Thurmond and a possible meeting. The FBI backs Heymann, noting no names or targets were suggested. Later, a Forest Service helistat plan to lift timber costs up to 25 tons with a 343 foot airship draws skepticism amid long running federal printing costs.
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Heymann
Thurmond
John Jenrette
D-S.c
Jenrette
Abscam
FBI
Anthony Amoroso
Mel Weinberg
Amoroso
Weinberg
Myrtle Beach
Washington
Georgetown
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S. Forestry Service
Forest Service
Naval Engineering Center
Lakehurst
N.J
Reagan triumph boosts budget wins but unsettles markets
President Reagan scored a sweeping budget victory uniting Republicans and conservative Democrats and signaling a tax bill path. Yet Wall Street remains wary as stock and bond markets slide amid fears of inflation and higher interest rates, while business leaders fret over future deficits and wealth impact.
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New York
Reagan
White House
Congress
Wall Street
Journal World staff and publication details 1854 to 1952
The Lawrence Kansas Journal World provides a snapshot of its staff hierarchy and publication details. It lists Dolph C. Simons Jr as editor and publisher, Dolph Simons Sr as chairman, Rolph Gage as assistant to the publisher, and other editors including Robert Nordyke Allen Torrey and Donna Wiley. It notes production and circulation roles, the 1854 founding, and addresses for publication at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets. It also includes subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions, USPS designation, and postmaster address changes.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Rolph Gage
Bill Mayer
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torrey
Donna Wiley
WU Pe Sepe Ny
Jack Starkey
Bruce Baker
Keith Wood
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
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T.J. Sweeney
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Indy Badhwar
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Field Newspaper Syndicate
Leonard Silk
N.Y
Times News Service
David A. Stockman
Henry Bloch
Columbia University
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Denver
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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