Danforth test in Lance hearings questions Senate powers
In Washington the Lance confirmation hearings reveal how the Senate may probe past private life for ethics while testing executive performance. Danforth argues for limited oversight after confirmation, criticizing overreach and urging focus on public power. The Lance affair signals ongoing prosecutorial impulse and media interest.
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Washington
Missouri
U.S. Senate
John Danforth
Booth Tarkington
Danforth
Yale Law School
Yale Divinity School
Senate
Bert Lance
Lance
Georgia
Clark Clifford
Joe McCarthy
Newspaper masthead with staff and AP note
H. R. Horvitz as president publisher JOSEPH A. Cooley editor William J. Rush vice president general M Frank H Dobisky managing editor. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. member of Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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William J. Rush
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Troy Hosts Hudson River Celebration and Festival of Nations
A weekend in Troy featured a Pete Seeger benefit at Proctor Theater and a downtown Hudson River celebration with homemade boats races despite rain. The event fostered college-community ties as the sixth annual Festival of Nations at RPI drew about 10 000 attendees with foods music and dance, amid talks to move the festival to Albany.
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Proctor Theater
Troy
Pete Seeger
Hudson River
Hudson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Empire State Plaza
Albany
New York Opposes 1984 Olympics Bid
The United States Olympic Committee picks Los Angeles for the 1984 bid. Critics say New York City faced a potential deficit of 250 million dollars with possible 50 percent cost increases. The price, they argue, outweighs any benefits and Mets opposition to using Shea Stadium is noted.
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United States Olympic Committee
New York City
Selection Committee
New York State
Shea Stadium
New York Mets
Mets
New York
Koreagate Testimony Push Faces House Ethics Scrutiny
The House Ethics Committee presses to compel Korean payoff figure Tongsun Park to testify. Democrats seek possible Republican links, with names including Nixon Agnew Garn Broomfield Quie Winn Stevens Cochran Minshall among those reviewed for gifts or favors from Park.
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House
Tongsun Park
Cornelius Gallagher
Park
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
London
Jake Garn
R - Utah
South Korea
William Broomfield
R - Mich
Tongsan Park
Broomfield
Justice Department
House Ethics Committee
Albert Quie
Good Will Industries
Larry Winn
R - Kan
Winn
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Thad Cochran
Miss
Georgetown Club
Congress
William Minshall
Ohio
Victor the giraffe’s death offers a rare light in grim news
The piece notes Victor the giraffe captivated readers as a warm distraction from global crises and politics. After a mating incident at an English zoo, he died of shock during a rescue hoist. His owner John Knowles praises the animal’s dignified mortality while editors acknowledge the public’s emotional response.
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Victor
Lance
Ethopia
Lebanon
Indonesia
United Nations
John Knowles
Pulse of the People letter policy and publication notes
The Pulse of The People will publish only letters bearing the writer’s name and address. Writers may withhold their name on request. Short, direct letters are preferred and the right is reserved to shorten letters that are libelous or not in good taste.
Energy Day thanks City Hall hosts and visitors
The League of Women Voters of Rensselaer County thanks Troy City Hall staff and exhibitors for Energy Day on September 17. Visitors praised the hall and Hudson River view, with many from the Capital District. organizers urge other groups to use the facility to boost downtown business. Co-Chairpersons THORDIS GULDEN and TERRY O'CONNOR.
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League of Women Voters of
Rensselaer County
Troy City Hall
City Hall
Hudson River
Capital District
Thordis Gulden
Terry O'Connor
Energy Committee
Opposition to Equal Rights Amendment from Mrs. Eldridge M. Moore
Mrs. Eldridge M. Moore denounces the Equal Rights Amendment arguing it erodes women’s rights and femininity. She insists equal pay is addressed by the 14th Amendment and condemns the title Ms as an unwanted intrusion, calling for an individual vote on the issue.
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Eldridge M. Moore
What’s Your Beef Letters to The Times Record
Readers are invited to mail 50 word beef letters to The Times Record Troy New York. Top submission wins $10. The column notes vandalism by students and machines replacing jobs drawing taxpayer concern. Carole Burch Greenwich comments on crowding budget votes and unemployment.
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Broadway
Troy
New York
Times
Albanry Rensselaer
Saratoga
Washington
New York State
Bennington County
Vermont
Care of the Times Record
Broadway, Troy, N.Y
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Chicago Tribune
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America
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Greenwich
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