Libertarian optimistic on party's future in Alaska
Dick Randolph the only Libertarian elected to Alaska's House sees growth ahead for the party. The Fairbanks insurance agent, 42, previously served as a Republican and now cites Libertarian gains, noting the party captured 26 percent of votes in Fairbanks while fielding six Democrats, six Republicans, and an independent. He argues the Libertarian record shows potential, stressing individual rights and limited government as core principles.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Libertarian Party
Dick Randolph
Alaska House of Representatives
Randolph
House
John Hospers
Roger McBride
Secrets of 60 Years: Seventy Couples Share Marital Wisdom
In Santa Monica a Holiday Villa East party gathered 50 couples with 60 plus years of marriage to share advice. Quotes praise give and take, hard work, compatibility, and laughter as keys to lasting vows. The event featured a violin quartet and champagne as these 100 adults celebrate 3,000 years of matrimony.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
Earl Groski
Glenn Crawford
Cartoonist seeks syndication with Lake Shore billboard
Chicago artist Susan Collins, 31, spent 7000 for a two month billboard across from Soldier Field to launch her proposed comic strip Once Removed. The free lance illustrator features two unnamed main characters, a divorcee and a bachelor neighbor, and aims to attract an agent amid fierce industry competition.
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Chicago
Lake Shore Drive
Susan Collins
Soldier Field
Chicago Bears
Ms. Collins
Triangle Sign Co
Collins
Park Ridge
Susan
Oglala Sioux plan own TV station in Pine Ridge
The Oglala Sioux aim to own and operate the first Indian television station on their Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Plans include Lakota language programming, a show about the people, and anti substance abuse content, funded by a 1.5 million dollar loan. The project targets a 60 mile signal radius and a fall several start date with training of reporters next month and a CBS network affiliation under discussion.
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Pine Ridge
Tim Gingo Jr
Federal Communications Commission
Nebraska
Gingo
Ball of Wax
Rapid City
ABC
NBC
CBS
Cincinnati woman helps Soviet family win visa for infant
Lillian Silver in Cincinnati helped the Katz family win permission to leave Russia for treatment of Jessica Katz an infant with congenital digestive failure. The effort spanned eight months with petitions and 5000 signatures to The White House and White House support. The plan is for Jessica to receive care in a Boston area hospital near Cambridge relatives. A synagogue party is planned to welcome the family.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Lillian Silver
Boris
Natalia
Jessica Katz
United States
Katz
Children’s Hospital
Committee
White House
Nathan
Mrs. Silver
Jessica
Boston
Cambridge
China reshapes culture as Nixon era shifts echo in Hong Kong
AP reports China’s cultural scene loosens bans after the Gang of Four collapse, reviving love stories, stage plays, and foreign works. Old political theater gives way to new art forms while a 75 mile hovercraft link opens between Hong Kong and Canton, signaling deeper ties with the outside world.
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Canton Cultural Park
Nixon
China
Ross Terrill
Harvard University
Kwangming
Peking
Gang of Four
Shanghai
Communist Party
Ta Kung Pao
Canton
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Oglala Sioux Broadcasting Co
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Britain
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