Cosmetic politics in Kansas calls for new departments
Gov. John Carlin urged a Department of Agriculture to aid farming while Rep. Mike Hayden promoted a Department of Commerce to boost business. Both proposals require legislative approval and face cost concerns. Lawmakers may resist cosmetic changes and push property tax reform as a better starting point.
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Kansas
John Carlin
Department of Agriculture
Wichita
Mike Hayden
Atwood
Department of Commerce
Hayden
Carlin
Double Sided Vouchers and Public School Funding Debate
The Reagan administration again seeks private school support by vouchers up to 600 dollars per year for poor children to attend public or private schools. Critics say the plan shifts tax dollars away from public schools and wonder why a federal Department of Education exists after Reagan promised its elimination.
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Congress
William Bennett
Department of Education
Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Jennings Defends TV from Geneva Summit Coverage
AP veteran Peter Jennings says TV coverage of the Geneva summit can shift focus from Star Wars the movie to the strategy. He notes a Finkelstein poll showing Star Wars mentioned more than Reagan’s plan and describes World News Tonight’s onroad reporting to deepen context and foreign coverage amid breaking stories.
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Fred Rothenberg
New York
Peter Jennings
Geneva
Arthur Finkelstein
George Lucas
Reagan
Jennings
ABC
World News Tonight
Dan Rather
CBS Evening News
Tom Brokaw
NBC Nightly News
Mikhail Gorbachev
Jim Hickey
South Africa
Bank
ABC News
Denver
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Dear Dr Donohue Letters on Blood Pressure and Sugar
Readers ask about blood pressure readings fluctuating between checkups and home monitoring. Dr Donohue explains anxiety at examination can raise readings, suggesting multiple checks and home readings for accuracy. He adds that high blood sugar must exceed about 180 before urine shows it, so urine testing alone is a rough guide.
Dear Readers Health Q and A on obesity and insulin
In the column Dear Dr Donohue readers ask about obesity’s impact on diabetes and insulin effectiveness. A girl fears a brain tumor from a fall on her head, and another asks if hepatitis B vaccine can give AIDS. The doctor reassures: brain tumor risk from past injury is essentially nil and the vaccine is purified to remove potential virus.
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Dr, Donohue
TV Tonight Schedule Snippets Across Networks
A dense TV guide fragment lists channel blocks from 8:00 PM through 4:35 AM featuring programs like Kane and Abel Pt 2, The Brain, The Little Drummer Girl, Jivara, Silkwood and The Hunted. Casts include Diane Keaton, Klaus Kinski, Meryl Streep, Kirk Douglas, Barbara Stanwyck, and Lee Remick with varied genres from drama and thriller to comedy.
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New York
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Michael Brandon
Glynis Barber
HBO
PLO
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Klaus Kinski
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Silkwood
Meryl Streep
Kurt Russell
David Letterman
New Tech Times
Rockford Files
Martha Ivars
Barbara Stanwyck
Kirk Douglas
Only balance can fix the budget says Broder
Washington column argues that balancing the deficit requires a balanced formula of spending cuts and revenue increases. Congress and Reagan postpone hard choices with debt ceiling extensions and Gramm Rudman, while the Gorton Chiles plan offers deeper cuts and shared sacrifices.
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David S. Broder
Washington
Congress
Reagan
Geneva
Uncle Sam
Mikhail Gorbachev
James R. Jones
D-Okla
House Budget Committee
Gramm-Rudman
Gorton-Chiles
Senate
House
Gorton
Chiles
Florida
Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr
D-Mass
White House
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