Anti Bureaucracy Craze Spreads Across States
The piece critiques rising anti bureaucracy efforts from Georgia's zero base budgeting to Colorado's Sunset bill, noting a cycle of creating new bureaus amid reform talk. It mocks vague reform motives and jokes about an emerging Anti Bureaucracy Bureau, while expressing concern over expanded government layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
California
Colorado
Richard Lamm
Washington
S. N. Hayakawa
Marine Corps Accountability After Recruit Death
The Marine Corps disciplined six personnel up to colonel level following the death of Pvt Lynn McClure during pugil stick training at San Diego MCRD. Administrative actions by the MCRD commander aim to prevent repetition while the service conducts a broader review of training and leadership standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
San Diego
Dis
Pvt
Lynn McClure
MCRD
Pvt. McClure
Fort Apache contrasts terror in Arizona and New York City
In Fort Apache Arizona a bullet scarred church fortress houses 363 troopers patrolling a recently described hellish frontier while nearby Mogollon Rim becomes a resort area. In New York City the 41st Precinct in the Southeast Bronx endures extreme violence with shootings arsons and barricaded stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Apache
Arizona
Hell On Earth
Hollywood
White Mountains
Mogollon Rim
New York City
41St Precinct
Bronx
Fort
Fort Apache echoes in a Bronx fire of decline
Kevin P. Phillips uses army imagery to critique urban decay in the Southeast Bronx drawn from a new book by Captain Tom Walker. He compares crowded ruined streets to Western Apacheland, contrasts past farmland with present blight, and questions how to address rising urban violence and displacement in a shifting national population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walker
Fort Apache
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company
Hollywood
Bronx
Geronimo
Hollywood Apacheland
Sun Belt
Scottsdale
la Jolla
River Oaks
Arizona Apache Country
Phoenix
South Bronx
Newark
Detroit
Arizona
Walker
Bluecoats
New York
New “Wild East
Burger Urges Bail Reform Reconsideration in Public Sermon
Chief Justice Warren Burger, speaking in St. Paul, urges periodic review of bail reform and warns lawyers against turning justice into a sport. He cites Ezra Pound on truth seeking, notes crime in high crime cities, and calls for careful scrutiny of the Bail Reform Act to balance public safety with rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Burger
St. Paul
Minn
Ezra Pound
Pound
Administration of Justice
ITIS
Burger
Wright Brothers
Henry Fords
England
Reagan Rally Electrifies Oklahoma Republicans
Ronald Reagan drew strong praise from Oklahoma Republicans with standing ovations, praised as either a top statesman or a master salesman, while Hubert Humphrey made a lengthy, cautious tour in Oklahoma City saying he is not running but remains ready if the party calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Oklahoma
Reagan
Humphrey
Oklahoma City
Everything God Fashions Must Die Sometime
A sweeping literary and scientific meditation on the universe’s vastness and fate. The piece traces Galileo, quasars like 3C 273, black holes, and cosmic expansion, linking them to a view that everything God fashions eventually dies, including stars and human life.
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God
Galileo
Space
Earth
Harry L. Shipman
Northern Cross
Quotes and quips from editors and readers
A compact collection of pithy lines from various editors and local papers. The items mix rural humor and reflections on life with brief editorial asides. Read as a snapshot of light editorial voice and community sentiment.
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Lawton Constitution
A Avenue
Lawton, Oklahome
Bill F. Bentley
Donald
Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace Cutation
The
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Marine Corps Follow
Dunagin
Regan WI
Wild East
41St
Kevin P. Phillips
Simpson
Freeman Intervale
Lordsburg
Sudre’s Wells
Old Fort Apache
John Pinkerman
Copley News Service
Hubert Humphrey
United States
Red Blanchard
Wallace
New Hampton
Tribune
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