Gorbachev urges major Soviet economic shakes up
Editorial examines Gorbachev push to dismantle central controls and subsidized prices. He signals layoffs and retraining programs while targeting top planners, risking fierce resistance from the Kremlin old guard as he presses for a radical reorganization by decade's end.
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Moscow
Communist Party
Central Committee
Josef Stalin
Education and Health Departments Clash Over AIDS Pamphlets
The Education Department plans a school age AIDS booklet costing about 11 million dollars while Health and Human Services has already commissioned a CDC public guide. Officials express concern of duplication, though the education spokeswoman defends the new effort as teaching children about AIDS.
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U.S. Department of Education
Department
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers For Disease Control
Education Department
Health Agency
Local donors listed for South Park art building fund
A list of over 100 residents contributions to a city art building fund was printed in the Journal. The plan was to place the art building in South Park with no admission charges except during special exhibitions. The Journal reported $4,500 raised to date and defended contributors against mercenary insinuations as ungrateful and unjustifiable.
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South Park
Watkins Community Museum
Socialist surrealism and Repentance at Cannes
A Paris critic calls the Soviet film Repentance Socialist surrealism, noting its eerie exploration of Stalinist tyranny through a Georgian director. The piece delves into its reception in Moscow and Georgia, its stark visuals, and the implications for Gorbachev's reform era as it challenges power and decay.
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Paris
Cannes
Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Varlam
Stalin
Georgia
Tengiz Abuladze
Abuladze
Eduard Shevardnadze
Gorbachev
Brezhnev
Moscow
West
Sovfilmexport
Hitler
Reagan's Thumbprint on Courts Persists Beyond Presidency
Analysis notes Ronald Reagan's impact on the judiciary as successors replace Justice Powell. It highlights the president's influence through appointments, controlling a large portion of federal judges, and concerns over judicial philosophy guiding the courts into the 21st century.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
United States
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Virginia
Reagan
Supreme Court
Reagan judges and the Supreme Court balance shifts
The article analyzes the Reagan administration’s judicial appointments under Meese, noting younger, richer nominees with varying conservative leanings. It cites Powell’s retirement, potential abortion rulings, and the likelihood of conservative dominance in the courts, with references to Bork, Posner, Hatch, and the idea of negotiating with the “evil empire” on arms control.
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Meese
Justice Powell
Supreme Court
Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
Powell
William Brennan
Washington
Ed Meese
Reagan
Baker
White House
Robert Bork
Richard Posner
Senate
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Casey Stengel
Corrections on Lawrence English Cottage History
Betty Larson corrects a June Journal-World piece about the 401 Ala cottage. She names builder Mr Flagg and notes several owners including Jan and Skipper Williams, Dr Richard Hermes, and Grace and Bob VanNoy, seeking early history before 1949.
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Jan Williams
Flagg
Lawrence
KU Stadium
Durr
Jan
Skipper Williams
Richard Hermes
Grace
Bob VanNoy
Betty Larson
Kansas heads toward presidential disaster aid for flood county tolls
Civil defense officials in eastern Kansas expect a presidential disaster declaration within a week after a storm causing about 275000 in property damage and 185000 in crop losses from more than 150 claims. The city rejected tearing down old LMH hospital sections while considering bond refinancing for new buildings as rain looms and yearly moisture exceeds 10 inches. 25 years ago KU won a national alumni support award with a 5000 grant for distinguished alumni development. KU and Peace Corps signed a contract for Costa Rica cooperation.
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Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
United States
Kansas University
U.S. Steel Foundation
Tom Mix echoes in Iran Contra tale with childlike bias
A columnist compares the Iran Contra hearings to a Tom Mix radio western, arguing that the era’s innocence is distorted by government actions. The piece questions whether figures like Fawn Hall and Robert Owen would align with a mythic hero’s moral code and warns against corrupting children with political scandal.
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Colonel North
Yesteryear
Buck Rogers
Colonel
Fawn Hall
Robert Owen
Ralston Cereal
Tom
Ralston
Jimmy
Tom Mix
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