Spending: Lew Lehrman Jay Rockefeller and Helms spend big
The piece mocks campaign spending by Lew Lehrman and Mario Cuomo in 1982, citing Lehrer spent 14 million Cuomo eight million and averages 4.23 dollars per vote. It notes Jay Rockefeller spent ten million in West Virginia and Helms and Hunt spent 25.8 million with about 314.78 per vote.
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Lew Lehrman
Jay Rockefeller
Jesse Helms
Lehrman
Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Senate
West Virginia
Helms
Jim Hunt
Funeral homes show strong survival in SBA study
A Small Business Administration study finds funeral homes fail less often than other businesses. Wendell W. Hahn, president of Federated Funeral Directors of America, cites predictable sales, steady profits, and quiet competition as reasons, noting clients rarely complain.
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Small Business Administration
Wendell W. Hahn
Federated Funeral Directors of America
Mayoral campaign spending runs up in Syracuse primaries
Syracuse candidates Bernard Bernardi Tom Young Nicoletti and Joe Lettieri spent heavily in the Republican and Democratic primaries with totals nearing 435000 across about 25000 votes. The piece notes per voter spending and compares it to a statewide race while cautioning postprimary carryover and general election totals.
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Roy Bernardi
Tom Young
Joe Nicoletti
Bernie Mahoney
Mahoney
Bernardi
Young
Nicoletti
Cuomo
Lehrman
Syracuse
Elderly woman chases and confronts purse thief in SF
Louise Burt, 73, pursued a 22-year-old robber through San Francisco streets and a housing project after he stole her purse. Police captured him on a rooftop as he leaped two stories to flee, breaking both ankles. Burt expresses pride yet warns others not to imitate.
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Rambo
Dirty Harry
Duke
Louise Burt
San Francisco
Chaos Rules in Strife Torn Lebanon After Civil War
After a decade of fighting and foreign occupation Lebanon descends into ritual violence and a sagging rule of law. Militia warlords hold life and death power while civilians endure car bombings shelling and arson. Despite chaos some civil servants report monthly pay and a fragile monthly cease fire to reach banks.
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Lebanon
Walid Jumblatt
Druse
Gorbachev’s Paris aim amid Geneva doubts and a French angle
Soviet officials downplay Geneva prospects while highlighting Paris as a potential personal triumph for Gorbachev. Raisa Gorbachev accompanies him, and commentators call Paris an overture to Geneva. Kremlin figures reference a “French connection” in talks with visiting U.S. lawmakers Markey and Mrazek amid Star Wars funding fights.
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Moscow
Paris
Geneva
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S
Afghanistan
Gorbachev
London
Europe
Raisa
Fedor Burlatsky
The
Literary Gazette
Georgi Arbatov
Nnd A
Kremlin
Edward J. Markey
Massachusetts
Robert Mrazek
New York
Markey
Mrazek
Gorbachev and Reagan Face Geneva Talks With Cautious Hopes
Mary McGrory notes the Geneva summit amid mutual recriminations between Moscow and Washington. Gorbachev seeks a joint communique covering arms control and trade while Reagan enjoys high popularity. The piece highlights differing political dynamics and warns Geneva risks another chance lost in arms control history.
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M. Tolkonov
Supreme Soviet
Gorbachev
France
Geneva
Moscow
Washington
Reagan
Francois Pacerry
Howdy
Ronald Reagan
Pursuing excellence in the eighties consumer culture
Dave Barry surveys the eighties obsession with excellence across business and life. Companies chase better futures, Coke vs Pepsi wars intensify, and consumers demand top status symbols. The piece satirizes parents, babies, and shoppers who equate price, scarcity, and prestige with superior quality.
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Bruce Springsteen
Newsweek Magazine
Prince
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Beirut
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Mosiem
Rashid Karami
Mediterranean
Syria
Damascu
Israel
Mary McGrory
Dave Barry
Garfield
Aleutian Islands
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Coca-Cola
Pepsi
Michael Jackson
Newsweek
Liza Minneili
Fortune
Golfer
Lee Iacocca
Knight-Ridder
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