Senator Boschwitz memo prompts editor ire over tactics
Minnesota editors blasted a confidential campaign memo by Senator Rudy Boschwitz proposing debater avoidance, tax return withholding, and buying ads to influence coverage. Critics say the idea to grease papers with ad buys threatens journalistic independence, while some papers defend tough political realities.
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Minneapolis
Sen
Rudy Boschwitz
Boschwitz
Richard Douglass
Lakefield Standard
Senate
Democratic Farm Labor Party
Joan Grove
Herald-Dispatch
Mark W. Beilo
Sleepy Eye Herald-Dispatch
Sleepy Eye
Minnesota
Bello
Mary Lahr
Daily
New Ulm Journal
Problems mount for N Y ice skating rink
New York City faces delays and cost overruns on the Wolfman Memorial Rink renovation in Central Park. Since 1980 the project has run years behind schedule, with a leaking refrigeration system raising the prospect of ripping up 22 miles of tubing. Original budget was 9.1 million dollars, now spent 11.9 million, with future costs uncertain.
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New York
New York City
Hans Brinker
Central Park
Parks Department
Robert Esnard
Manhattan
Central Park Conservancy
Esnard
Manx cats symbol of Isle of Man lore and loyalty
Douglas Isle of Man AP describes tailless Manx cats as loyal symbols of island independence. Experts cite genetic defect and inbreeding, noting distinctions between Manx and stumpy or bumpy variants, with breed standards including long hind legs, double coat, a tail, and no tail at all.
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Douglas
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
United States
Britain
Peter Dunn
Iris Burgess
England
Claire Uren
Manx Cattery
Town to Dedicate Grass Field in Memory of Marine
In Ellington Connecticut a baseball field is to be dedicated in memory of Cpl. Stephen Tingley, killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing. Marines who survived the Lebanon attack join officials and townspeople for the ceremony and parade.
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Ellington, Conn
Stephen Tingley
U.S
Lebanon
Richard L. Tingley
Connecticut
Stephen
Navy
Beirut
Tingleys
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