Amusement ride safety push echoes past Illinois debates
A Champaign County Fair ride snapped hitch as a ride reeled, injuring nine. The piece revisits Illinois lax amusement ride regulation, recalling Urbana's 1978 fatality, veto battles by Gov. Thompson, and calls for a federal safety program as states vary in inspections and licensing.
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Champaign County
Urbana
General Assembly
Illinois Artment of Labor
James R. Thompson
du Quoin State Fair
Illinois
State Office of Environmental Health
U.S
Edward Madigan
R Lincoln
Adigee
Ilinois
Timothy Johnson
R-Urbana
Champaign
Tim Johnson
Gov. Thompson
Kentucky
The Neglected Nuclear Question
American doctors report on the human horrors of nuclear war and urge urgent negotiations. Soviet doctors at a Washington conference described mass deaths, burn injuries, and ruined land and water. The piece argues time is slipping as new weapons emerge and verification grows harder, urging renewed arms control.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
International Physicians For the
Washington
E.I. Chazov
Brezhnev
Ee Pe
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Pravda
Izvestia
Soviet Medical Gazette
Anna fire effort earns thanks
Dorothy and Loammi Hooppaw thank Anna Police Department and fire crews for saving residents during a night fire on North Main Street. At 2 a.m. on July 19 officers detected smoke, woke trapped occupants, and summoned responders who battled the blaze for hours despite a reignition at 7 a.m. The community expresses deep gratitude for prompt actions.
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Southern Iindsan
Anna Police Department
Espepomets
Wat
Ave
Wetnirs
Mystedt
North Main Street
Fire Department
Reagan tax cut derails Paul Simon says doom for Southern Illinois
Lester W. Engel of Carbondale reports Paul Simon derides Reagan tax cuts as a derailment of his political leverage, claiming the nation faces ruin while comparing to Kennedy's recession response and criticizing tax gifts as indecent. The piece portrays Southern Illinois as suffering from negative publicity and lost business appeal.
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Southern Illinoisan
Reagan
Paul Simon
Santa Claus
Paul
Kennedy
Simon
Southern Illinois
Lester W. Engel
Carbondale
Humor lightens Reagan tax debate with Kemp quip
The article notes light moments during Congress debate on Reagan tax bill. Lyn Nofziger introduced Jack Kemp while praising his 1977 tax cut concept and joked that Kemp is more than a football player. Nofziger quipped about government size and recovery. Later Philip Crane arrived late to Ways and Means, drawing applause.
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Congress
Reagan
Lyn Nofziger
Nofziger
Jack Kemp
R-N
Buffalo Bills
House Ways and Means
Philip M. Crane
R-Ii
Spelling slips mark Senate tax bill hearing notes
Report notes light moments and errors during Senate and House hearings on tax cuts and oil industry breaks. References include misprinted names Rotenkowski and windfall prophets, with senators Metzenbaum Simpson and Stafford offering humorous introductions and remarks.
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Rinters
House ,Ways,and
Dan Rostenkowski
Rotenkowski
Senate
Alan Simpson
Wyo
Simpson
Wyoming
Washington
al Simpson
Robert Stafford
Vermont
Stafford
Bold TV Experiment in Samoa Reshaped Life and Language
A retrospective on television's arrival in American Samoa in 1964 and its sweeping effects. The study by Nelson Schramm and Bentham finds TV altered language, education, and social bonds, while boosting English usage and exposing Samoa to global brands. Emigration rose among graduates, and traditional village life declined as TV's omnipresent glow redefined culture.
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American Samoa
H. Lee
So- Congress
Samoa
Stanford University
Mass Communications
Lyle Nelson
Wilbur Schramm
U.S
Lee
School of
Nelson
Schramm
Mere Bentham
Sanford and Son
Police Oy
Fe Ittle House On the Prairie
van Dyke and Company
Bentham
South Pacific
Neewth
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