Personal ads spark Greenwich Village discussion on romance
In a Greenwich Village panel featuring a psychiatrist and writers, would-be Valentines from bearded ex-rodeo riders to dog walkers discussed why personal ads attract seekers today. Experts noted ads drift toward long-term relationships, self-presentation, and authenticity, with cautions about judgment and paper quality in evaluating responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich Village
Village Voice
Barbara Heyns
New York University
Shirley Zussman
United States
Ms. Heyns
the Voice
Per
San Francisco
Robert London
New York University Medical Center
London
Senate Closes Corporate Farmland Loophole
Kansas Senate approved measures closing a loophole that allowed corporate ownership of farmland, advancing to the House. Other actions included expanding Capitol Area Security Patrol powers, adjusting inventory tax valuation rules, requiring local water and sewage plans by 1989, and raising foreclosure thresholds for delinquent taxpayers. The session also touched on surface water standards, updated corporate farming limits, and child support policy, with regional lawmakers coordinating on southeast Kansas issues.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
House
Senate
Capitol Area
Statehouse
Shawnee County
Robert Frey
Liberal
Robert T. Stephan
Southard
Chicago
Kansas Securities Commissioner
Consolidated
Kansas
Can
Independence
Pittsburg
Parsons
Coffeyville
Iola
Chanute
Neodesha
Cherryvale
Girard
Notable stars announced for awards and brand deals
Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton will star in Humana hospital commercials highlighting near Louisville and Richmond facilities and its 87 hospitals worldwide. Sylvester Stallone Kenny Rogers and Bill Cosby lead People's Choice nominations with Barbara Mandrell Meryl Streep and Barbra Streisand among favorites. Tommy Tune headlines Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nominations for My One and Only with 81 total nominations across 29 productions.
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Louisville, Ky
Mary Lou Retton
Humana Inc
Retton
Humana
Louisville
Richmond
Los Angeles
United States
England
Mexico
Switzerland
Sylvester Stallone
Kenny Rogers
Bill Cosby
Barbara Mandrell
Meryl Streep
Barbra Streisand
Tommy Tune
Tions
Tune
Thommie Walsh
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Study Says New Farm Bill No Savior
Washington AP reports private analysis finds the new farm law will leave net farm income falling about 18 percent from 1985 to 1999 while boosting export volume up to 25 percent. Despite subsidies, total export value stays down next year and only rises 6 percent above current by 1989.
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Washington
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
University of Missouri
Iowa State University
Stan Johnson
Congress
Reagan
Johnson
Resources For the Future
John A. Schnittker
Agriculture Department
Schnittker
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Sonals
Judith Kruegler Lee
Voice
Ms. Lee
Valentine Personals
Uate BL
Ash
The
United Agricultural Partnership
Jeff Southard
Stephan
Consolidated Family
Falls of Chicago
Enite
Judiciary Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Gallup Organization
Gallup
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Gramm- Rudman
U.S
Robert Thompson
Thompson
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Vienna Choir
South Africa
BOX Office
Butler’s Music
Dr. Robert Bell
Lori Clayton
Vicki Owens
Robert Bell
Rhonda Weatherie
Jerrie Grigg
Sandy Crouch
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