Editorial on Nixon welfare reform echoes Clinton legacy
The piece notes Nixon's 1969 welfare reform proposals to train workers and nationalize grants, with Scotty Reston arguing they would expand federal welfare. It parallels President Clinton recognizing Nixon’s universal health care idea and suggests Clinton mirrors Nixon in policy and experiences. Jim Hitch
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Scotty Reston
New York Times
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Clinton
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Editorial contrasts in tobacco policy and politics
Guest editorials criticize Ron Todd and nicotine regulation while arguing media coverage shaped his primary success. A government advisory panel labels tobacco smoke addictive and urges FDA oversight, but dissent warns against treating cigarettes as drugs and expanding regulation.
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Clovis
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News Journal
Notable First Ladies Asserts in 1860s to 1950s Roles
A compact feature traces perceptions of First Ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Bess Truman. It notes Kennedy’s seven thousand-letter weekly outreach, Harrison’s push for corn as national vegetable, Eisenhower as pacifist, Lincoln’s widowship after Lincoln’s death, and Truman’s school reform stance.
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Bess Truman
World Features Syndicate
Fragments of a fringe of notes and odd sightings
The writer recalls a comical public restroom moment where a woman exits a stall assuming the wrong one. They recount Elvis sightings, a New Jersey robbery with a snake weapon, and a meteoric dream of Perseid shooting stars, ending with a dawn awakening without any proper sightings.
Bejeweled Dole and the health care reform fight
A Kansas perspective argues that Senator Bob Dole personalizes the health care reform clash, accusing him of cynicism and entrenching special interests. The piece links Dole to decades of ties to doctors, hospitals, pharma and insurance groups, while noting Kansas’s dependence on federal aid and the political strain of national health policy on local identity and independence.
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Bob Dole
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Cole
Senate
Washington
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Endangered Nation as Gangs Roam Cities
A caller warns that urban roving gangs threaten the country’s future, regardless of presidential or party outcomes. He believes the nation may not survive another 50 years in its current form, and expects a grim transformation. He acknowledges being seen as paranoid yet argues the scenario is plausible.
Government waste and local concerns prompt reader forum notes
A community forum voice criticizes FAA employee transfers and housing costs, urges city action on trash near Second Street dam, and expresses views on baseball salaries. The letter lists contact details for Kansas lawmakers and state officials, calling for accountability and cleaner streets.
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