Driving and drinking is a social disease
National outrage over drunken drivers prompts Senate proposal by Sen. Danforth to reward states that crack down on boozing motorists. Illinois data show alcohol related traffic deaths and 43 percent rise in arrests after an implied consent law that requires sobriety testing or six month license loss.
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Psciaa
Senate Cor
John Danforth
Missouri
Danforth
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Peetary
Jim Edgar
Moral decay? Views on ethics in modern America
A reflective column argues that moral lapses persist through history from Boss Tweed to colonial times and that grievances about decline come from insistence on exposing vice on television rather than hidden back then. It cites Franklin, Watergate, and the Indians in a broad defense of enduring human frailty.
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Ben Franklin
Boss Tweed
America
Vietnam
Violence on television fuels real world aggression, study says
A federal report links violence on TV to aggressive behavior in children and teens who watch. Despite star power in shows like Magnum P I and others, ratings failed and networks may face less violence on prime time next year yet still profit from it.
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Magnum, P.I
James Arness
Robert Stack
Mike Connors
Paiolence
Defensive dollars Economic rebound may hurt military
Leonard Silk analyzes whether Reagan era military expansion risks inflation. He notes budget paths from 1982 to 1987, with analysts predicting real spending rises and inflation in military goods. Experts debate priorities, taxation, and the macroeconomic impact, urging caution on financing methods.
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Leonard Silk
New York Times
Reagan
New York
Center For Defense Information
Elmer B. Staats
United States
Otto Eckstein
Harvard
Data Resources
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Vietnam
Eckstein
Federal Reserve
Baum
Staats Say
Victory strategy demands upgraded military and morale focus
The essay argues war is unpredictable and demands flexible leadership, improved training, and a new, expert army. It warns against interchangeable personnel, inflation undermining morale, and improper civilian management. It calls for better pay, esteem, political understanding, and robust reserves with modern weapons to secure decisive victory.
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Lewis H. Gann
Hoover Institution
U.S
Vietnam
Clemenceau
Deere cuts salaries and sales forecast amid farm recession
Deere & Co announces salaried staff pay freezes and canceled merit raises as it slashes production 5 percent and warns of a serious earnings decline. The farm equipment leader reports 14 percent unemployment among 50 000 workers, exports squeezed by a strong dollar, and delayed modernization projects while Japan rivals and Massey Ferguson offer rebates and financing to hold buyers.
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Deere
Continental Bank
Boyd C. Bartlett
Massey-Ferguson
Robert J. Gerstenberger
Moline
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Lyndon Johnson
Hitler
Winston Williams
John Deere
Middle West
Deere & Co
International Harvester Company
Massey Ferguson Inc
Robert A. Hanson
Munity, Deere
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