Reagan's Lefever Nomination Faces Senate Fight
Washington report details President Reagan's push to reshape human rights policy through Ernest Lefever. Controversy centers on past anti human rights remarks and proposed removal of statutes, drawing liberal filibuster threats and GOP splits.
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United States
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State Department
Haigspeak and the English of power in Haig rhetoric
Robert C. Reid analyzes General Alexander Haig’s speeches as Haigspeak a noun heavy, end of sentence verb placement and somber Germanic cadence. He cites The Guardian spoof Haigution and Malcolms Baldridge push for plain language to curb bureaucratic buzzwords.
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Mencken
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England
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America
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Baldridge
Ben
Sears
Chicago
Wallace Back in Spotlight as Alabama Politician again
The 61 year old George Wallace, wheelchair bound, returns to Alabama public life after a 1980s public revival. He announces engagement to Lisa Taylor, a 33 year old former aide, while speculation grows he may seek governor again in 1982. Wallace remains a controversial national figure with ties to Reagan era conservatism.
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Lisa
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Cornelia
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George
University of Alabama
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Ronald Reagan
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Reagan
Two or three Gabors by Dick Kleiner
Dear Dick Kleiner answers a reader question about the Gabor sisters Eva Zsa Zsa and Ava. He confirms there are three sisters and names Eva Zsa Zsa Ava as the siblings in the famous Hungarian acting family from Las Vegas.
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Ava
Valerie Harris
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Nev
Eva Ava name clash and a theatre memory
A reader asks about Irene Bordon seen in an old newsreel around 1918 and compares Berles Irene to a tiend. The note also recalls Madeline Nugent and Malian born star Rene Bordoni, with a brief note on Carol Lawrence and Steve Lawrence riddle about a white polar bear and a Madame X remake versus Betty Grable.
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Eva
Ava
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Madeline Nugent
Williamsport
Parene Bordoni
Steve Lawrence
Carol
Julie Thomas
Neosho
Tuesday Weld
Betty Grable
George Haugen
Vancouver
King Solomon
Ruth Chatterton
Ross Hunter
Lana Turner Grable
Budget Balancing Amendment Advances in Senate Committee
Commentary notes the Senate Judiciary Committee approval of a proposed federal budget balancing amendment. It highlights Sen Strom Thurmond as a longtime advocate since the Eisenhower era, cites rising deficits, and argues the amendment as a necessary alternative if ordinary processes fail. The piece questions objections tied to fiscal interests and figures.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Strom Tourmond
South Carolina
Eisenhower
Constitutional budget reform debated under lines of war and restraint
A committee argues against a constitutional budget amendment that would force a balanced budget with limited flexibility. They warn it would hinder wartime spending and crisis responses, favoring executive and congressional discipline instead. Senate proposals face opposition from Stockman and others who stress existing budget responsibility and risks to constitutional principles.
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United States
Senate
David Stockman
Congress
Corporate power critic wants bigger government and socialism
Wharton professor Edward S Herman cites a Twentieth Century Fund study calling corporate control destructive and urges increased public ownership to curb business leverage. He argues government should produce more, yet critics say his stance risks stalling a required business revival and job creation.
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University of Pennsylvania
Ralph Nader
Reagan
Congress
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Taraki Wsrd
Britain
West Germany
United States
Hodding Carter TI
Carter
Patricia Harris
HUD
Arhhur Scheslinger Jr
New
Constitutional convention debate over budget and reform
The piece notes a growing push for a constitutional convention to address the budget and other issues as 30 of 34 states have approved. It mentions potential routes via congressional recommendations and hopes to head off a broad convention driven by various interests.
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