National pastime of kvetching frames travel vent
A satirical piece observes Americans as chronic complainers from a baggage claim griper who boasts his bag will be last to appear to travelers criticizing union breaks to a Salt Lake City executive unhappy with public telephones. It highlights a culture quick to find fault rather than gratitude for travel speed.
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Baggage Claim
America
Waddaya
Texas
Salt Lake City
Tilly
Wyoming
Postal Service
Congress
Toledo
Topeka
Tacoma
Chicago Tribune
Lady Ellen
Push Button Phones vs Rotary Dials Spark Complaint Trend
Jon Margolis notes a Dallas hotel patron lamenting rotary dial frustration. A study shows push-button dialing saves time, while Americans vent at government and postal service, claiming inconvenience everywhere.
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Dallas
Newspapers do better in public regard, survey shows
Washington opinion finds 65 percent call newspapers "very good" and 31 percent "fairly good" with only 4 percent rating as bad. Editors and reporters skew liberal while readers lean balanced. many fear government attempts to curb press and libel fears fuel caution, yet overall trust remains high.
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Washington
U.S. Congress
Los Angeles Times
Vil Settie
Don't kill tax credit that's saving old cities
A Boston Globe piece highlights revival in older cities like Boston Lowell Lawrence Lynn Concord and Salem driven by reused factories and the federal rehabilitation tax credit. It notes 1984 investments of 2.2 billion across 3,214 projects creating about 600000 housing units and urges northern lawmakers to defend the credit amid Reagan tax reform.
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Raymond
Maine
Boston Globe
Massachusetts
Globe
Boston
New England
Lowell
Lawrence
Lynn
Concord
Salem
Harvard
MIT
Reagan
Fund-raiser idea twists on Contra aid and shelter
Washington column mocks a Republican fund-raiser at a homeless shelter near the Capitol. It cites Contras donations, names Mrs Ellen Garwood, and imagines renaming the shelter as Contra training camp with martial decor and perks. It critiques conservative attitudes toward the homeless and defense aid.
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Nicaragua
Washington Shelter For
Capitol
Ellen Garwood
Dallas
Texas
Fourth and D
Free Enterprisers
Ellen Arms
Oliver North
Mitch Snyder
William Simon
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Contra
Conservation and energy management joint approach noted
The text emphasizes conservation as a key supplementary source to other energy inputs. It argues that conservation alone cannot solve energy challenges but will significantly help when combined with careful energy management, improving outcomes as management improves.
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