Surprising plan for newsroom searches draws congressional push
The piece argues last year’s newsroom search limit is overdue yet inadequate. It condemns CIA requests to expand surprise searches of newsrooms over CIA agent name publications. It warns such probes threaten confidential sources and press freedoms and urges broader protections for innocent third parties.
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U.S. Supreme Court
California
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Congress
Mit
Lefever Nomination Withdrawn Prompting Tax Debate
James J. Kilpatrick argues President Reagan should have confirmed Ernest W. Lefever as assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs. He praises Lefever's qualifications but notes the withdrawal ends a potential partisan clash, urging repeal of the office creation and questioning U.S. role as world headmaster.
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Ernest W. Lefever
Washington Press Corps
Reagan
Dr. Lefever
Senate
Lefever
Argentina
Philippines
Carter
Secretar
Cyrus Vance
State Department
Jimmy Carter
Andy Rooney on Laziness in Everyday Tasks
Andy Rooney muses on why simple chores feel tedious. He cites washing dishes, handling disarray, setting up screens, packing and unpacking a car, and writing a column as tasks that reveal his lazy tendencies without tied to physical labor. He notes long-held routines and a garage full of unperformed upkeep.
Mike Royko's Squeeze these dudes with new vice taxes
Chicago columnist Mike Royko mocks state lawmakers considering a regional tax hike via cigarettes and liquor. He riffs on taxing children, Cubs tickets, roller skates, guns, rock records, designer jeans, teenage phones, hairpieces, jogging gear, politicians, portable radios, and more with satirical edge.
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Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
Cubs
Bleeding Heart
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
June 9 1981 highlights and birth anniversaries
On June 9 events span Nero’s death in 68 A.D., Norway’s WWII surrender in 1940, Tshombe named Congo premier in 1964, Nasser resignation in 1967, Okinawa talks in 1971, Nixon’s China embargo end, Farley death, Carter Miami visit clash. Birthdays include Robert McNamara and Dave Parker. Thought for Today notes fairness in justice.
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Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Israel
United States
Japan
Okinawa
Richard Nixon
China
James Farley
Franklin Roosevelt
Jimmy Carter
Miami
Robert McNamara
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dave Parker
Potter Stewart
U.S. Supreme Court
Americans cross border seeking cheaper goods and care
Pau Harvey surveys the 70 million annual border crossings with Canada noting cheaper gas in the north and attractions like medical treatment, dentures, and even abortions. He highlights Cheno dissolving gallstones not yet approved in the U.S., the FDA hold on the drug, and a pending Gastroenterology Association meeting where findings may shape policy.
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Charles Hanley
United States
Canada
Quebec
U.S
U.S.A
Cheno
Mayo Clinic
Drs. Thistle
Urso
Paul Harvey
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