Governors weigh wind of Reagan era federalism at Atlantic City
Governors from both parties pledged to work with the president to shrink federal power as Reagan aims to shift authority to state and local governments. California's Jerry Brown leads the Democratic governors while warning that costs must move to state budgets, as anxieties about resource strains and lobbying pressure grow.
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Atlantic City
Congress
Reagan
White House
Washington
George W. Bush
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
Mr. Reagan
Edmond G. Brown Jr
Democratic Governors’ Association
Reaganites favor market free allocation of gasoline
The Reagan administration testifies to Congress it does not seek authority to allocate gasoline in shortages, arguing a free market will price and allocate scarce fuel. The piece contrasts past rationing and missteps with a policy shift away from price controls toward market-driven production and imports, urging end of the 1973 allocation powers.
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Reagan
W. Kenneth Davis
Congress
Executive Branch
Davis
Washington
Energy Department
Upper
Midwest
California
Allocation Authority
Marriage crisis prompts Polish doctor to weigh marriage boost
Mike Royko reports on Dr Helena M Hebda a Polish born physician facing deportation after years in the United States She contemplated marriage to a willing American citizen to gain legal status and avoid removal while immigration officials pressed her case A flood of other marriage proposals follows with Royko noting political figures attention and Hebdas hope for relief in a tense immigration moment
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Chicago
Poland
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Helena M. Hebda
Dr. Hebda
Dr. Hedda
Communist Party
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Hospital
Charles Percy
Immigration Service
Bat
Dan Rostenkowski
McCarthy plans Minnesota Senate bid amid shifting Democratic trail
Former Sen Eugene J. McCarthy, now positioning as a centrist Democrat, plans a 1984 Minnesota Senate run against Mark Dayton in the primary. If he wins, the nominee would face Republican Sen. Dave Durenberger. Also notes NSC talk on Caspar Weinberger’s MX missile, B 1 bomber, and Democratic governors’ conference posturing.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Senate
Minnesota
McCarthy
Mark Dayton
Walter F Mondale
Dayton
America
Dave Durenberger
National Security Council
California
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
What is censorship in public schools really
A columnist critiques a large study on book censorship in schools arguing it fails to define censorship. He notes many challenges arise from librarians and educators, some justified as informed judgment, and many disputes reveal common sense over zeal.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Sparta
Maryland
American Library Association
Association of American Publishers
The
Association For Supervision and
American Heritage Dictionary
John Steinbeck
William Shakespeare
Yahoo
Letters on Iran Protests and Air Controllers
Odessa reader Kelly objects to the display of flailing fists, comparing Iran hostage protests to air controllers demonstrations. The letter questions national decline and ends with a postscript noting the author’s initials.
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Iran
PS. Kelly
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