Baltimore Eyes Tax Break to Fund School Computers
Congress considers a one year tax break for computer firms donating equipment to schools as Baltimore pushes to expand classroom technology. The plan aims to ease high costs while a Department of Education report shows growing use and access to computers in public schools.
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Dow Gas
Maryland
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Auto content bill faces slow Capitol motion
Washington Report notes Rep. Richard Ottinger aims a domestic content law requiring higher U.S. parts shares in imported autos. The measure, backed by UAW, would raise costs and risk retaliation, while a cost-gap with Japanese makers suggests productivity gains could save more jobs than protectionist rules.
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Washington
Los Alamos nepotism probe spurs federal review
The Washington Merry go round reports Los Alamos National Laboratory officials resisted whistleblower exposure by tracing phone records to identify informants. Investigations widen as the Energy Department inspector general and U.S. Attorney review hiring practices, including cases involving Susan Gilmore and David Chastain amid nepotism allegations.
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New Mexico
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Los Alamos
Jim Breen
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FTS
G.I. Forum
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Energy Department
Breen
Lab
U.S
Inspector General
I.G
Susan Gilmore
Rosemary Harris
Gilmore
Harris
Doctors and the unknown before the word virus was coined
In the past, physicians faced a diagnostic blank when asked about a mysterious illness and relied on general terms rather than a precise label. The absence of a specific pathogen left doctors with uncertainty about causes and treatments, highlighting the limits of medical knowledge before modern virology.
Reagan China policy sharply criticized by Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly argues against engaging Red China, praising Taiwan and Japan while condemning Beijing for human rights abuses. She condemns one child policy, abortions, and economic penalties, contrasting U S trade with Taiwan and China. The column cites Copley News Service.
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Taipei
American Institute
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Red China
Orient
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Reda
Mag Tee-tung
Family of Nations
Red Ching
Rising poverty pinpoints black urban gap and government neglect
A Copley News Service analysis argues poverty rose from 2.2 million to an expected 4 million, with one in seven Americans officially poor. It highlights black poverty, urban disparities, flaws in the official poverty line, and critiques of welfare cuts and safety-net erosion.
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Copley News Service
Three Life Cheb members attend Lions luncheon in Los Angeles
From the News-Post files: three Frederick Life Cheb members photographed during a Lions International trip to Los Angeles attended a luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Also noted are national wage trends and a Brunswick flour shipment for local needy families.
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Charles F. Deck
Brunswick Welfare Association
State welfare board allows referrals for birth control guidance
The State Board of Welfare ruled that case workers may refer married couples to Planned Parenthood clinics or physicians for birth control information if they deem it warranted. The assistant chief of the U S Forestry Service noted 7 to 10 percent more land along the Potomac River and a $105 million water dredging program was completed. Over 500 teenagers and youths attended the Kwagon Hayride by Hampstead Youth for Christ. Hank Bauer resigned as Kansas City Athletics manager effective at season's end.
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New Mexico
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CIA
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Kremlin
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CLA
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U.S. Forestry Service
Potomac River
Hank Bauer
Kansas City Athletics
Pope PLO cartoon draw critique of papal audience
Letter writer decries a cartoon depicting Arafat and the Pope as a critique of the Holy Father for meeting the PLO leader. She accuses the Israeli lobby of pressuring media and questions why Christian taxpayers fund Israel amid perceived bias and media bias.
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