Non-Event News Debated in Rather Bush Interview Sale
Critics argue CBS Evening News used its own commercials to promote coverage of an unscheduled interview with Vice President George Bush on Iran Contra. The piece frames the event as news itself, questioning whether the method compromised journalistic fairness and whether any real news emerged.
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CBS
George Bush
Bush
CBS Evening News
Mike Wallace
Mike
Dan Rather
Rather
Dole Wins Farmers Poll Yet Faces Bush Nationally
Successful Farming polled 1,308 farmers late last fall. Dole led every candidate with 32.9 percent among farmers, while Bush drew 15.7 percent. Simon led Democrats at 3.9 percent. The national view shows Bush ahead 49 to 26 as Dole struggles to translate farm support into broad backing. Iowa remains important but not decisive for Dole.
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Iowa
George Bush
Successful Farming Magazine
Dole
Bush
Paul Simon
Reagan
Democracy's Still The Best Alternative
In a commentary from Simi Valley, the piece lauds democracy as the world’s peaceful revolution and questions the appeal of political saviors. It notes Gary Hart’s Iowa poll rise, critiques extramarital indiscretions in campaigns, cites Doris Kearns Goodwin on Carter, and defends America’s election system as flawed yet superior to alternatives.
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Simi Valley
Calif
Iowa
New Hampshire
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Gary Hart
Robert C. Maynard
The
Oakland Tribune
Hart
Doris Goodwin
Harvard
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Goodwin
Jesus
Beauchamps credit seat belts after Kansas wreck
State Rep Jack Beauchamp and his wife Lyndell credit seat belt use for their injuries being far less severe in a Kansas City to Edgerton crash. Beauchamp urges stronger belt laws including school buses and backseats, notes rural crash death rates exceed the national average.
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Lyndell
Kansas’ Saved
Department of Transportation
Cooperative Extension Service
Beauchamps
Kansas City
Beauchamp
I-35
Edgerton
DOT
Dislike Adds To Super Bowl Fun
A columnist urges choosing a side in the Washington Redskins versus Denver Broncos matchup with seven reasons to dislike one team or the other, noting fan culture, uniforms, quarterback race, politics, media narratives, and penalties. The piece ends with a personal bet favoring the Broncos despite rooting for the Giants.
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Denver
Washington Redskins
Denver Broncos
John Elway
Broncos
Colo
United States
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Redskins
D.C
Congressmen
Senators
New York Giants
New York Jets
Oliver North
Joe Gibbs
Jimmy the Greek
NFL
Giants
Rather as Pit Bull in Political Media Circus
A columnist imagines Dan Rather as a pit bull influencing campaigns, with George Bush cast as a pampered poodle. The piece seizes on Rather’s power to shape public opinion, mocking others while weaving dog metaphors through political attack dynamics.
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Rather
George Bush
George Will
Bush
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1987
Publication details and staff listed with monthly and yearly subscription rates for Ottawa area Franklin County surrounding regions and out of state tax note. rates differ by carrier and mail, with percentages and durations specified for Oct 1, 1987 and after.
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Ottawa Herald
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Poodle
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Lowa
Royko
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Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
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