Oxford jury sides with smoker in Horton tobacco case
Nathan Horton began smoking in 1952, rose to two packs daily, and died at 50 in 1987, likely from smoking. An Oxford jury found smoking killed him but blamed his own choices as much as the tobacco company, awarding no damages. Half the jurors were smokers, reflecting stark questions about addiction, risk awareness, and personal responsibility.
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Nathan Horton
Horton
American Tobacco Co
Oxford
Miss
Jim Hitch
Critique of Sexism in 1980s Music Videos and MTV
A guest opinion denounces rampant sexism in teen targeted music videos, citing Billy Idol Cradle of Love and others. The writer questions feminist protests, notes Sinead O'Connor's stance on censorship, and laments widespread sexualized imagery aired during family viewing hours for millions of viewers and their children.
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Madonna
Prince
Bobby Brown
Winger
Billy Idol
Sinead O’connor
O’connor
Andrew Dice Clay
MTV
Contact details for 1990s Kansas and federal lawmakers
A compact directory lists public contact points for President George Bush at the White House and U S senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, plus Rep. Bob Whittaker, and Kansas state lawmakers Jim Allen and Bettie Sue Shumway, with office addresses and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington, D. C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
Unreality and alleys of Steamboat Springs summer
The writer visits Steamboat Springs Colorado during a summer stay for Harris Enterprises meetings. He notes empty slopes and huge, often vacant condos with high rents, discusses airline prices, golf at Sheraton Steamboat, and odd local fads. He reflects on the surreal contrast between the land of unreality and real business. Three cowboys at the airport hint at frontier mood.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
Yampa Valley
Colorado
New Jersey
Apres Ski Way
Harris Enterprises
Continental Airlines
Ottawa
Jim McCrossen
Ottawa University
Ottawa Country Club
Europe
Steamboat
Village Drive
Patriotism in Crisis How fraud chinaed defense funds fuel war risks
A critique of defense contract fraud and mismanagement harming U S military readiness in the Persian Gulf era It argues that crooked profiteering and weak enforcement threaten soldiers and national security while urging strong home front fiscal measures akin to Truman era price controls and tax policy.
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U.S
Country Club
Goverment
Marine Corps
Persian Gulf
Congress
Europe
Pacific
Harry Truman
Treasury
Joseph Goulden
Korea
Truman
Federal bureaucrats and the wall around them
A columnist argues federal agencies shield workers from accountability amid massive S&L losses and unpaid loans. He compares bureaucrats to stuck sand grains in a civil service system, noting audits are impossible and firings rare as hearings and appeals trap staff in place.
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S&l
John
Federal Civil Service
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