Saturday Notebook on TV ads in Missouri Senate race
The piece notes heavy TV political ad spending this year between 170 and 200 million dollars amid the Missouri race featuring Harriet Woods and Kit Bond. It discusses TV's waning influence, computer targeted messaging, mail politics, Kansas mail delays, and Lt. Gov. Tom Docking’s early morning swing through Kansas agricultural towns as campaign tactics evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gad
Harriett Woods
Missouri
Woods
Kit Bond
Toyota
Stereo Turns On TV Boosts Ad Rates and Reach
Network and ad executives say stereo television will draw more attention to commercials as stereo sets spread. NBC leads with stereo programming and ads this fall, planning about 24 percent of weekly hours in stereo, including half of prime time. CBS and ABC expect fewer stereo shows while some affiliates lack equipment. Trade groups peg 3 million of 17.3 million color sets with built in stereo this year, up from 1.5 million last year, though only a small share of all sets.
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Skip Wollenberg
NEW York
NBC
MTV
Dominick Giofre
CBS
ABC
Jeff Tolvin
Electronic Industries Association
Allan Schlosser
The
Electronics Trade Group
Blood money in welfare rules sparks sharp satire
Mike Royko reveals a 1986 welfare rule change treating income from blood sales as earned income. He mocks bureaucrats while explaining how blood sellers would have their benefits reduced, noting few know who spotted the loophole and estimating annual earnings at about 60 to 70 dollars.
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Kansas
Phil Kline
Jim Slattery
Kline
Slattery
Congress
Washington
Mike Royko
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AFDC
Federal Agency
Black voters drift as Republicans court split loyalties
In South Carolina and Georgia, fictional black families in Baton Rouge ads push a shift in politics. The piece notes black leaders like Tyrone Brooks and William Gray influencing GOP outreach, the rise of targeted black outreach in Georgia, and questions whether blacks should diversify beyond Democratic allegiance to impact 1986 campaigns and future presidential races.
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David S. Broder
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Tucker Family
Georgia
Dawsons
Alabama
Andersons
Louisiana
Stevenses
Bethel Nathan
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Charleston
Carroll Campbell
R-S.c
Jed
Mack Mattingly
Tyrone Brooks
Atlanta
Jesse Jackson
Democratic Party
Walter F. Mondale
Jackson
Mondale
Brooks
William Gray
Ken Holland
Campbell
Gray
South
Jim Clyburn
Roosevelt
Mattingly
Larry Thompson
U.S
South Africa
Martin Luther King Jr
Greenville
South Carolina State College
Orangeburg
Warren Tompkins
Tompkins
Lincoln
Thad Cochran
Miss
New Jersey
Rest and recovery key to gains from weightlifting
A reader asks why strength gains stalled after months of daily lifting. The answer stresses rest as essential for muscle repair and growth, with guidance to alternate 24 to 48 hour recovery between sessions. The column also explains chemical ice packs, their coldness, storage, and frostbite risk, comparing them to regular ice packs.
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DR. Donohue
L.A
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Dan Rostenkowski
Tom Docking
Tommy
Arthur
Blood Money
Mike Royke
J.J
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Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
Franklin County
Paul G. Donohue
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