Flag Amendment Sparks Senate Debate Over Free Speech
Washington countermove in the flag burning controversy continues as lawmakers argue if a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration would threaten First Amendment freedoms. Supporters led by President Bush warn of a slippery slope toward censorship, while opponents, led by Senate leaders, say amending the Bill of Rights risks eroding civil liberties and inviting future crackdowns on dissent.
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House
Senate
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Holmes
Bush
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Airlines fail to improve on time performance study says
The GAO report shows no improvement in airline on-time rates since 1987 despite changes. 1989 on-time reached 76 percent, down from 80 percent in 1988, with delays linked to heavy East Coast rains and labor actions. United pilots slowdown dragged its rate to 60.1 percent in August from 81 the prior August.
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GAO
Congress
United Airlines
Airline schedule notes and airline mergers in 1987 89
Readable fragments describe noon time September 1987 airline schedules and delays within 15 minutes. Mentions Alaska Air America West American Continental Delta Eastern Northwest Pacific Southwest Pan Am Piedmont Southwest TWA United USAir. Notes 1989 data gaps due to Eastern strike and Pacific Southwest merger with USAir. Knight Ridder source.
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Alaska Air America
West American
Continental Delta
Pan Am
c-Piedmont
Southwest
TWA United Usair
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Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
Ava
Knight-Ridder News Service
Richard Livingston
Airline Passengers Association
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Livingston
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Denver
Austin
Texas
Renee
Sansabel Jaymar-Ruby, Inc
Tierra del Sol
W. Cuthbert Midland
Discover
Ladybug
Old Town
Ae Ee
N. Parkway
Circulation Department
P.O
Odessa
Permian Basin
Jlam
Lam
Tam Meller
Mea
aLue Sleep Rest Factory
Andrews Hwy
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