John Glenn as a steady beacon in shifting political winds
In 1981 John Glenn stands as a popular Ohio senator and potential presidential candidate. The piece notes his wartime hero status, modern peacetime appeal, and speculation among Democrats about reviving a national bid, comparing him to Ike and Reagan and highlighting his image as Mr. Clean amid Washington scandals.
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John Pinkerman
Copley
Congress
John Herschel Glenn Jr
Earth
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Glenn
U.S
Foreign Relations Committee
Ohio
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Reagan
GOP
Charles T. Manatt
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Walter S. Mondale
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mondale
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Mr. Clean
Charleston Center hotel plan stirs downtown anger
A $60 million Charleston Center hotel and convention complex is set to be built on a vacant block in downtown Charleston amid four years of bitter debate. Preservationists warn the project will destroy historic structures, worsen traffic, pollution, and crime, and erode the city’s historic fabric, while supporters say blight and economic decline require a strong fiscal core.
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Associated Press
Charleston
S.C
Charleston Center
Elizabeth Hamilton
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner
Henry Cauthen
Preservation Society
Cauthen
Harvester sued over $150 million securities offering
International Harvester faces a Manhattan suit by William B. Weinberger seeking at least $30 million in damages. He alleges the prospectus for a $150 million convertible preferred offering failed to disclose plans for a $4.7 billion debt restructuring and the impact of the 1980 UAW strike. The case reviews whether material information was omitted and notes Harvester’s ongoing losses and debt restructuring with 225 creditor banks, including a European bank that refused to roll over maturing notes.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
International Harvester Co
William B. Weinberger
New York
U.S. District Court
Manhattan
United Auto Workers Union
Weinberger
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Harvester
Eeee Eee Eee
Sidewalk Theft Strikes Des Moines Shop Front
Des Moines, AP report: Robert Mettler found a section of brick sidewalk missing in front of his auto repair shop, likely taken Sunday night or Monday. Police list the sidewalk as city property. one officer speculates the bricks may be used for a fireplace or patio.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Mettler
Mettler
Television chief pushes selling ads to save subsidies
WTTW-TV president William J. McCarter told a Senate subcommittee that public broadcasting should be allowed to sell some commercials if Congress cuts subsidies. He said the Chicago station could have earned about 6 million dollars from ads last year.
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Washington
Congress
William J. McCarter
Wttw-Tv
Chicago
Senate
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