Opinion on Fathers Day and the burdens of fatherhood
An opinion piece reflects on fathers flawed yet varied, from all knowing to absent, and the pressure they feel to guide their children. It argues generation gaps exist but fathers share a wish to pass wisdom, while recognizing kids must find their own way. Bertrand Russell is cited on paternal expectations. It notes Father’s Day and urges thanks and acts of love over gifts.
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Jess
Bertrand Russell
Malcolm Martin
Wallace Rowe
Marti
Kurt
Feds
Harvard
San Francisco
Rutter
Cloning debate: scientists warn against sensational claims
Eminent scientists push back on reports of a healthy human infant from cloning. They note the claim is unproven and future, while highlighting potential benefits in disease eradication and crop improvement. Research by Yale's Clement Markert explores embryo nuclei replacement to clone offspring and ongoing mammal cloning prospects.
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Washington
New Yale
Clement Markert
National Institutes of Health
James Watson
Ft. Detrick Biological Warfare Center
Frederick
Insulin from Rat Gene Shows DNA Research Path
Biologist William Rutter reports extracting a rat gene and injecting it into bacteria to produce rat insulin, a step toward human insulin from a human gene. NIH guidelines, P-4 lab rules, and cautious oversight frame ongoing DNA research amid regulatory concerns.
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William Rutter
Rutter
How to Live in Washington on $10 a Day satire
A spoof critique of Proposition 13 era politics arguing that the tax revolt will morph into Catch-13. It envisions politicians promising tax cuts while shifting burdens to the wealthy and corporations, then appealing to federal aid as local services erode. The piece mocks future political survival guides and previews a tax shift toward a broad property tax.
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United States
Washington
Future Schlock Press
California
Gloria Stevens
Feds
Washington focus on Ford Connally Carter Kennedy plans
Washington focus surveys Ford may enter the Republican nomination if Reagan does not run. Connally, Texas former governor and Nixon era official, is viewed as a strong challenger. Carter’s position is uncertain amid inflation and election polls. Teddy Kennedy weighs options as Democrats hold a lead in House race.
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Jerry Ford
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John Connally
Texas
Navy
Jfk
Washington
Teddy Kennedy
The
Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts
President Carter
Godfrey
Sporting
Teddy
Father of tax revolt leads Reagan push for 1980 run
Reagan, buoyed by Prop 13 victory, signals 1980 presidential bid. He hails the tax revolt as a national mandate to curb government costs, cites Prop One and state power shifts, and urges Republicans to ride the issue in campaigns while signaling no closed doors on another White House run. He praises Prop 13 opponents and invokes the Boston Tea Party analogy. Coors endorses him as the tax revolt’s father and future president.
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Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Denver
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
California
White House
Colorado
Herbert Hoover
Joe Coors
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