Scrabble to SCRABBLE power tale on co op politics
In SCRABBLE Virginia a rural electric cooperative supplies power to farms and small towns while investor owned Potomac Edison serves nearby hog lots. The piece argues about REA co op finance, noting most co ops are financially solid, with assets near sixteen billion dollars and many serving large metro areas. The author critiques an impending congressional bill seen as a taxpayer raid.
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Scrabble
Jimmy Falls
Potomac Edison Power Co
Rappahannock
Congress
REA
Alaska
Arizona
Dakotas
Department of Agriculture
Standard Metropolitan
Dunga Valley
Treasury
Potomac Edison
Uie
REA Subsidized Loans Draw Fire From Kilpatrick
James J. Kilpatrick rails against Rural Electrification Administration loans, arguing co op use favors large industries over farmers. He cites co ops selling power to copper mines and Chevron, urging ending or reform via higher rates or privatization, noting Senate and Reagan opposition to a $7.9 billion bailout.
Lhasa Apso Fever Triggers Office Row Over Dogs
Royko recalls a morning clash after a reader accuses his column of encouraging cruelty to dogs. He defends the piece, grills readers and club president Harriet Sandy of the Lhasa Apso Club of Chicago, and ends with a wry vow to champion large breeds in a tongue in cheek crusade.
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Harriet Sandy
Lhasa Apso Club
Chicago
Lhasa
Sandy
Apso
Tibet
Congress uses package bargaining on youth jobs bill
Lawmakers attach a Nicaragua money request to a summer youth jobs bill prompting debate over compromise. Critics say the tactic forces support for the whole package and threatens a separate youth program by linking it to foreign aid. The measure faces rapid political maneuvering as negotiations continue.
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Congress
Nicaragua
Congressional
Baby Jane Doe case fuels drive for aid to parents
In a column endorsing Sens. Durenberger and Hatfield, the author recounts the Baby Jane Doe case in New York, where Dan and Linda faced years of court battles and $156,000 in legal and medical fees after a guardian was placed for their infant. They argue the federal government should cover these costs, urging Congress to enact relief or a private bill.
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Washington
Dan
Linda
Jane Doe
Sens
David Durenberger
R-Minn
Mark Hatfield
R-Ore
Kerli
Baby Jane Durenberger
Hatfield
Justice Department
Congress
Baby Jane Doe
New York State
A. Lawrence Washburn
Chil Protective Services Agency
Washburn
Cet
Themy
New York
New York Court of Appeals
Senate
Sen
Durenberger
New York Supreme Court
Baby Dee
William French Smith
Sam
Smith
Civil Rights Division
William Bradford Reynolds
U.S
Reynolds
Durende
Sereno
Justice Ent
House
Baby Doe
Smith, Reynolds
Reagan
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National Rural Utility Cooperative Corp
Senata
Shell
Alan Simpson
Wyoming
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Apal
Royko
Mike Royko
Thad
Bedd Bine
Greece
Mark Russell
Carl T. Rowa
Dexatrim
America
Sportscreme
Es Gtr Cay
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