Fort Riley expansion plan faces local resistance
Junction City area reacts coolly as Army seeks a further 100000 acres to the 150000 acre Fort Riley base. Farmers and ranchers oppose the move, cooling Army plans despite claims the expansion aids training and new equipment. A local survey places Fort Riley as the second worst base to be stationed at, signaling potential economic impact on Geary and Riley counties.
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Junction City
Fort Riley
Manhattan
U.S
Flint Hills
The
Army Times
Defense Department
Times
Geary- Riley County
No magic here overuses Royals Stadium nickname
The piece criticizes media overusing the term Magic Kingdom for Royals Stadium after a strong home record of 25-7. It notes radio hosts Fred White and Denny Matthews and a TV station repeatedly using the phrase during a Royals Athletics series, urging a return to Royals Stadium.
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Magic Kingdom
Royals Stadium
Royals
Oakland Athletics
Fred White
Denny Matthews
A’s
Kansas City
Disneyland
White
Matthews
Advanced Newspaper Gadgets Highlight Demands for Readers
Executives discuss HTS beaming to city hall and other sci fi style ideas for public access. DDD towelettes embedded in papers promise cleaner hands, SIS sarcastic tone rating aims to flag tongue in cheek content for readers.
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Lear
Ottawa Herald Rates for Delivery and Mail Subscriptions
Subscription prices announced for delivery in Otawa Franklin County and surrounding areas. Rates include carrier options one month ten months six months or one year and mail rates by region with varying monthly and yearly costs.
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Otawa
Franklin County
Atwater image shifts mirror Kudzu comic satire
The writer compares Lee Atwater to Nasal T. Lardbottom from Doug Marlette’s Kudzu, citing his efforts to alter public image through publicity stunts and associations with black culture. The piece notes his controversial Howard University board appointment, the Willie Horton ads, and the later memo about the House Speaker. It questions sincerity and party image.
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Washington, D.C
Doug Marlette
Georgia
Bypass
Natal T. Lardbottom
Lee Atwater
Atwater
Nasal T. Lardbottom
Bypass High
Maurice
Nasal
Michael Jordan
Sweden
Saturday Night Live
Esquire
Howard University
Washington
Howard
Natal T
Republican National Committee
Bush
Teens Split Over Snitch Policy In Drug Survey
A nationwide survey of about 1,500 student essays shows roughly 900 would report a friend abusing drugs while 550 would not. Many who favor reporting prefer informing parents to police, yet many would still try talking first. Some express fear of losing friends or facing danger, with inner city and suburban students offering mixed, often cautious, approaches.
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William Bennett
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Bennett
Rien Aue
Tommy
Montana
Minneapolis
Missoula
Trial marriage and cross country romance in old gossip
A narrator reflects on Tommy and a young couple traveling together before marriage. He cites a Wisconsin study: 38 percent of pre marriage cohabiters divorced within 10 years versus 27 percent of those married after living apart. He dismisses trial marriage as baloney and notes changing norms.
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Tommy
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Willie Horton
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