S&L Industry Pushes For 1 Down Payment On Next Bailout
The Savings and Loan industry seeks a one percent down payment for the next bailout as taxpayers may shoulder costs. RTC has worked since 1989 to clean up after the first bailout, and is to wrap by 1995 after spending 92 billion, 13 billion less than Congress provided. The S&L fund, now 20 percent funded, would be insufficient for 2004 protection, prompting calls to finance through higher premiums, a move critics call a direct subsidy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resolution Trust Corp
Congress
S&l
New Savings
Editorial view contrasts Slattery Graves on money and privacy
Guest editorials frame issues from agriculture to budgeting while debating wealth as a campaign issue. The piece argues that net worth does not determine governor qualifications and urges disclosure of legally required finances, warning against distractions by opponent wealth.
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Herald
Jim Slattery
Bill Graves
Slattery
Graves
Clintons
Missouri
Notable Marriages Across Centuries
A list of historic marriages notes diverse ages from Napoleon and Marie Louise to Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, with figures like T. S. Eliot and President Tyler. It cites Louis XI and Margaret of Scotland as an example, reflecting royal unions and age gaps across eras.
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Napoleon
Marie Louise
John Milton
Mary Powell
William Penn
Hannah Callowhill
Pres. Tyler
Julia Gardiner
T.S. Eliot
Valerie Fletcher
Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves
Louis XI
Margaret of Scotland
Handicapped Parking Enforcement Urged by Local Caller
A resident asks when the police will enforce handicapped zone parking, noting violations at a cafe and nearby lots. Cites a Missouri plate and local postal vehicle, urges city commissioners to ensure fines and courtesy, and thanks parents at a USD 287 board meeting for defending student privileges.
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Missouri
Ottawa
USD 287 Board
It's Your Quarter Forum Over Mail Delays And Haiti Remarks
A reader voice voices frustration with inconsistent mail delivery from 10 am to 2 pm and queries about USPS explanations. The message shifts to U S politics, Nicaragua, Haiti, and a provocative suggestion about restoring democracy, urging readers to call a local community forum line with specific hours.
Baseball strikes out and life goes on despite Selig remarks
The writer criticizes Bud Selig and baseball owners for calling the season-ending strike a terrible economic problem. He notes Americans live well and questions whether owners and players truly face hardship. He mocks salaries, luxury, and fan indifference, concluding the nation will survive even if baseball does not.
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Bud Selig
Nat
Armitage Avenue
Mr. Selig
CNN
Chicago
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
CIA
Selig
Splurgers Anonymous
George Steinbrenner
Campaign psychology over policy in Kansas governor race
Voters see campaigns driven by emotion and advertising rather than ideas. Graves and Slattery focus on polling, media, and tax talk, while long-term governance remains vague and complex. The piece contrasts marketing tactics with substantive policy and the debated role of crime and taxes in shaping public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Slattery
Bill Graves
Kansas
Statehouse
Fifty Years Ago Today WWII Push and Battles
British tanks spearhead the Market Garden advance toward Grave in the Netherlands as German forces hammer a paratrooper battalion at Arnhem. Soviet troops seize Cluj in the Carpathians and Valga in Estonia, while U S soldiers start a bomber field on Morotai Island 640 km south of Mindanao Philippines.
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Market Garden
Grave
Netherlands
Rhine River
Arnhem
Cluj
Carpathians
Valga
Estonia
U.S
Morotai Island
Mindanao
Philippines
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Source
World Features Syndicate
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White House
Postal Service
Wal-Mart
Nicaragua
Oliver North
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Mallard Fillmore
By Bruce Tinsley
Couns Lion Society
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