Proxmire critiques Pentagon contractor ties and defense cheater rate
Senator William Proxmire condemns a revolving door between Pentagon officials, defense contractors, and big law firms. He cites lax prosecutions by the Justice Department and seeks a cooling off period, though constitutional challenges and loopholes are noted.
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U.S. Senate
William Proxmire
Pentagon
Justice Department
Defense
Proxmire
Department
Defense and Justice
Contaacts
Proof Cigar Smoking Linked to Risky Driving Opinions
A University of Massachusetts professor argues in the New England Journal of Medicine that smokers may take extra risks in driving. He suggests overweighting risk behaviors like speeding and drunk driving among smokers. The idea hints at potential insurance rate impacts for non smokers.
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
New England Journal of
Schlatter aims to tickle funny bone with ABC special Funny
Los Angeles AP: George Schlatter, creator of Laugh-In, unveils a new mid-1980s comedy special titled Funny for ABC. He notes its concise format, global humor focus, and no host plan, aiming to showcase new comics and honor Ernie Kovacs while distinguishing from Carson's late-night arena.
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Jerry Buck
Los Angeles
George Schlatter
Schlatter
ABC
Bill Cosby
Japan
England
Russia
Rowan & Martin
NBC
Funk & Wagnalls
Goldie Hawn
Lily Tomlin
Ernie Kovacs
Johnny) Carson
White House uses ulu as budget cutting symbol
Chief of Staff Regan received a bone-handled ulu with a crescent blade at a White House budget meeting. An aide explained Eskimos use the knife for skinning and whittling, while the gift was described as a versatile tool for cutting through red tape.
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Michael Putzel
White House
Washington
Donald T. Regan
Regan
Withey
Alaska
Ms. Withey
Shouldn't Farming Too Service Industries Boom
Ted Wilson delivered milk in Lincoln and others provided home repair, shows old time service as helping. In Kansas Gov Carlin proposes $600000 more for library aid plus 600000 for 1987 to erase a 2 million volume shortfall, boosting 22 regional systems. Libraries remain basic education tools enriching communities and learning, not dispensable.
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John Marshall Harris
Kansas
Ted Wilson
U.S. News and World Report
Lincoln
Ted
Sanitary Dairy
Paul Flaherty
American Legion
George Dole
Harold Smith
Herb Sanger
Carlin
Mighty Computers Have Their Limits
AP business analysis notes that at current federal printing and minting speeds it would take over 600 years to print and coin 2 trillion dollars. The piece laments how computers rapidly revise numbers and questions how many decisions rely on revised figures, with examples from debt, demographics, and education surveys.
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John Cunniff
NEW York
U.S. Bureau of Printing and Engraving
U.S. Mint
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
Calcium and Osteoporosis Advice From Dr Donohue
Reader asks about calcium intake when spouse avoids dairy and the role of exercise in bone health. Authoritative guidance: bones need minerals, so ensure calcium from food or supplements. exercise aids bone strength only with adequate minerals. Additional letters discuss ulcer healing, Zollinger Ellison syndrome, and canker sores clarifying noninfectious origins.
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DR. Donohue
O.N.N
Inside the NFL Highlights and HBO Movie Lineup Calendar
A TV guide page outlines 6:00 to 4:30 broadcasting schedule across HBO and local channels, listing program titles such as Inside the NFL highlights, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Sacketts, Dynasty, and Nightly News. It notes actors, year ratings, and shift times, with a closing line about Ottawa, Kansas subscriptions and pricing.
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Mark
Mindy
Mary Tyler Moore
Entertainment Tonight
Wheel of Fortune
Barney Miller
Private Benjamin
Msanford and Son
HBO
Nebraska
Linda Hamilton
Peter Horton
Frank Sinatra
Clint Walker
Dinmovie
Sacketta
Gattle
New Mexico Territory
Glenn Ford
Sam Elliott
James Naughton
Lindsay Wagner
Finn Street
John Saxon
Heather Langenkamp
Miss Marple
Dimovie
Last Valley
Michael Caine
Omar Sharif
David Letterman
Gimovie
Shaft
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Michael Medved
Delta Burks
Sanford and Son
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