Franchised tanning salons rise as hottest product of the era
Editorial notes tanning salons as the decade’s hottest franchise product with initial fees around fifteen thousand dollars and rapid payback. It warns of health risks from ultraviolet exposure, including wrinkles and cancer, citing medical authorities and FDA concerns. The piece frames tan as a social status symbol despite risks.
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O.K
Wall Street Journal
Food and Drug Administration
Kennedy faces vulnerability in bid for presidency
Critics argued Kennedy could peak at his candidacy announcement. After his entry, expected groundswell failed to appear. Republican leader Brock notes initial recruitment troubles improved as Kennedy emerged, suggesting he may be an exceedingly vulnerable opponent.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
William F. Brock III
Republican National Committee
Kennedy
GOP
Northeast
Brock
Rates rising into higher orbit despite downbeat forecast
AP analysis notes Henry Kaufman of Salomon Brothers and associates warn of postwar high rates in 1980, with prime loans potentially at 16 or 17 percent. They cite sustained credit demand, inflation, and economic contraction. Consumers may drive demand and prices if unemployment lags. Christmas message framed as market truth.
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NEW York
Henry Kaufman
Salomon Brothers
Kaufman
James McKeon
David Foster
The World Almanack Quiz: Five Thousand Dollar Bill Portrait
A playful trivia item asks whose image graces the $5,000 bill with options Wilson Chase Madison and notes a claim about the tallest waterfall in North America, plus a question on England's Poet Laureates with three poet options Shelley Wordsworth Keats.
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Wilson
Chase
Madison
Sores
America
Canada
England
Percy Bysshe Shelley
William Wordsworth
John Keats
This Day In History December 18 1979
Highlights of dates include 1865 abolition of slavery with the 13th Amendment, Washington and Valley Forge events, New Jersey ratification, Canal Zone treaty, UNESCO protest actions, Britain’s death penalty abolition, Soviet immigration assurances, and a dollar market drop tied to oil price plans. Birthdays noted for Ramsey Clark and Jack Brooks. Thought attributed to Wellington.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Valley Forge
New Jersey
United States
Panama
Canal Zone
Syria
Geneva
Israel
Unesco
Paris
Britain
UPEC
Ramsey Clark
Jack Brooks
Texas
Duke of Wellington
Crisis in Iran Tests 1980 Campaign and Carter Image
Acting presidential in Iran, Carter gains polling boosts but faces a perilous gamble as hostages’ fate could swing public support. Kennedy’s misstep over the shah raises panic-in-crisis risk for his campaign, while global tensions from Afghanistan to regional pride threaten stability in the 1980s.
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Nea
Iran
Carter
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Shah
San Francisco
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
United States
Mexico
Brethren secrets and Medigap fight shape high court tales
Washington notes reveal Woodward and Armstrong expose secret court maneuvering that swayed Moore v East Cleveland. Brennan's blistering dissent helped flip Powell to join the majority, while Burger seethed at the last minute change. Separate Medigap lobbying details show insurers pressing for delay and opposing senators facing organized industry pressure.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Supreme Court
Bob Woodward
Scott Armstrong
Cogent
Moore
East Cleveland
Woodward-Armstrong
Gary Cohn
William Brennan Jr
Lewis Powell, Jr
Inez Moore
Ohio
Powell
Brennan
Washington, D.C
Carter
White House
Warren Burger
Burger
Laws of Victory
Medigap Mess
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Trade Commission
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Uncle Sam
Health Isurance Association of America
Mutual of Omaha
Colonial Penn
Union Fidelity
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Edward Zorinsky
D-Neb
Russell Long
D-La
W.J. Scott
Long
Pennsylvania
Richard Schweicker
John Heinz
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