Why Modern Men Lose at Poker Says Royko
Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko argues that the end of the military draft reduced young men with live poker training. He ties declining youthful gambling skill to social shifts from the draft era to fitness trends and video games. He notes women’s success in poker reflects fewer skilled men, urging readers to support drafting youth again.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Tex
Korea
Vietnam
Sarge
Texas
American Legion
Looking Back at Packard, Wind Tunnels and GM’s New Cars
Paul Harvey notes shift from distinctive designs to mass styled cars driven by wind tunnel efficiency and mpg demands. He highlights Detroit’s GM design teams, a drop in market share, a new design chief Charles Jordan, and plans for next year models like Cadillac Allante and Corsica, promising more dramatic changes by 1988.
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Springfield
Packard
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Charles Jordan
Park Avenue
John Bergstrom
Jordan
Pamela the talking toy and the rise of intelligent play
Boston Globe columnist Goodmar laments the intrusion of voice activated dolls like Pamela into the nursery. He argues such hi tech toys shift children from active directors to passive reactors and blend play with programmed responses. He cites Baby Talk Bingo Talk Smarty Bear and Teddy Ruxpin as examples.
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Boston
Pamela
Peggy Charren
Smarty-bear
Smarty Bear
Teddy Ruxpin
Toyroom of
Babel
Odessa American Editorial Policy Statement
The Odessa American outlines its mission to inform readers, promote freedom, and encourage responsible self control aligned with moral guides. It emphasizes freedom as a divine gift, not government grant, and rejects license or anarchy.
Our Opinion Fowler fouls in FCC hardball
The column argues that Mark Fowler faces a political shift as Democrats control Congress, threatening deregulation gains at the FCC. It critiques protectionist tactics, Siemens vs AT&T dynamics, and warns that government barriers harm consumers and risk eroding Fowler’s credibility. It condemns retaliation against foreign suppliers.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Mark Fowler
Donald West
Broadcasting Magazine
Fowler
FCC
Capitol Hill
Siemens AG
U.S
At&t
Siemens
Freedonian Rebellion in Nacogdoches of 1835
On this date in Texas history Benjamin Edwards led about 30 followers into Nacogdoches to proclaim the Republic of Freedonia. About 200 more supporters joined the movement, but the attempt to establish a republic ultimately failed.
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Benjamin Edwards
Nacogdoches
Day in History December 16 1986 Highlights
On this date in history, significant events include the 1773 Boston Tea Party where colonists dumped tea in Boston Harbor to protest taxes, Beethoven's birth in 1770, Napoleon's divorce in 1809, Variety magazine's first weekly issue in 1905, Rasputin's murder in 1916, the start of the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, and the 1960 crash over New York City with 134 deaths.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Napoleon Bonaparte
Josephine
Variety
Gregory Rasputin
Belgium
United Air Lines
TWA
New York City
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