Amendments to Constitution spark debate across four issues
A commentary argues proposed amendments from the right target abortion, the budget, school busing, and school prayer. It traces history from Reconstruction to Prohibition, notes procedural versus substantive changes, and warns against rigid, age old notions. It frames conservatism as seeking enduring truths while allowing change.
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National Congress
Supreme Court
SUNY faces financial squeeze and retrenchment
SUNY faced a funding crunch from the mid 1970s as New York State tightened budgets forcing campuses to cut staff and delay projects. By 1979 construction money dried up, some programs were shelved, and campuses shifted priorities while seeking selective growth through mergers and program emphasis.
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Oscar Sanford
SUNY
State University Construction Fund
New York
Hugh Carey
Rockefeller
U.S
Gerald Ford
George Stein
Pademic
Eersity
Binghamton
Aph
Stein
Unt
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Madison
Berkeley
Orderetho
Yietnom
Hunter College
Brown
Carey
Susan Tyler
University At Buffalo
Amherst
Old City
College of Technology
Marcy
Arthur Kremer
D-Nassau
Health care reforms push cost sharing and HMOs growth
The proposal includes small patient payments for Medicaid and Medicare, incentives for joining health maintenance organizations, and a push toward home health care and wellness programs. HMOs are seen as speeding preferred treatment while hospitals seek new revenue through outpatient services.
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Bromberg
Inspiration givers lift you up says Peale
Norman Vincent Peale recalls how mentors like Dr John W Hoffman and Bishop S T H Fred Corson inspired belief and courage. He credits Walter Annenberg for backing his resolve with Basil Kings words Be bold and mighty powers will come to your aid. Inspiration givers energize conviction and keep you in the fight for your principles.
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Norman Vincent Peale
John W. Hoffman
Ohio Wesleyan University
Tee
Tves
Harry Truman
Thad
Sth
Fred Pierce Corson
Philadelphia
Walter H. Annenberg
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Churchill
Kennedy
MacArthur
Basil King
A Little Leary And What Is A Conference But A Meeting
A playful reflection on conference labels and their meaning, questioning the seriousness and purpose of gatherings. The piece jokes about terms used for meetings and the social behavior surrounding such events.
Falklands test tests Western will to resist war
A reader argues the West risks discrediting nuclear and conventional deterrence by pressuring Britain to back down in the Falklands. The piece warns pacifism may grow as war costs rise, urges honest appraisal of civilian casualties, and contends effective statesmanship must deter rivals while considering the costly consequence of inaction.
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Britain
Falklands
West
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Pavlic
White House security eyesore at Chicago school visit
President Reagan's Chicago turnout triggered a temporary 15 foot high plywood wall to block the public view as he moved from limousine to a school entrance. The Secret Service built the angled blue shield on the driveway, while Reagan shared Russian jokes and saluted troops on visits and Air Force One.
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UPI
White House
Reagan
Chicago
Secret Service
Kremlin
Leonid
Brezhnev
Ronald Reagan
Air Force One
Joint Chief of Staff
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