Super Bowl Sunday costs draw business, IRS, and speedometer logs
Saturday Notebook notes rising ad rates for ABCs Super Bowl telecast and growing resistance from advertisers. It cites 30 second spots at 525000, one minute at 1 million, and a near doubling from last year. Commentators joke about driving logs, speedometer linked computers, and new business from separating business and pleasure trips. The piece also mocks Congress, noting 631 pages in the Congressional Record and a cost of 515 per page.
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Washington
99Th Congress
Congressional Record
House
Senate
Congress
Cn Olult
Hand position in swimming debated by coach and parent
Dear Dr. Donohue confirms modern technique favors flat hands with fingers apart rather than cupped hands. A coach says hands lift the body like a propeller, and the parent should follow the daughter’s cues while enjoying time at the pool.
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DR. Donohue
C.F
P.R
Education Partnerships For Tomorrow in Ottawa District
Elaine Herrman argues for school community partnerships to improve learning. She notes Citizens Advisory Council since 1981, King Radio's work-study program, and hospital support for health careers. Emphasizes local stewardship, shared decision making, and volunteer tutoring to close the school community gap.
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Ottawa
Elaine Herrman Hawthorne
Board of Education
Citizens Advisory Council
CAC
King Radio Corporation
U.S.C. 290
East Central Vocational Cooperative
King Radio
Friends of Education
Confidence In Kansas Public Education Task Force
Ransom Memorial Hospital
U.S.D
Special Education Advisory Council
Star Wars defense echoes Maginot Line critique
In a concise column, Mac argues Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative resembles a modern Maginot Line. He notes past defense shifts from anti-aircraft to deterrence, warns adversaries may bypass space defenses with bombers and cruise missiles, and stresses peace as the ultimate safeguard.
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Hitler
Defense
Weinberger
Kansas
Russia
Pacific
Texas Panhandle
All Pomp, No Circumstance
AP Television Writer Fred Rothenberg reports on President Reagan's second-term pomp and limited access. White House correspondents Sam Donaldson and Bill Plante predict less transparency, while coverage hinges on photo opportunities and selective interviews.
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White House
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Sam Donaldson
CBS
Bill Plante
Treasury
Donald Regan
Plante
George Bush
Richard Nixon
Larry Speakes
Air Force One
Lane Venardos
CBS Evening News
TV Guide
CBS News
NBC
Washington
Venardos
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