Word: themes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...through Work) program, but has not yet sent a bill to Congress. When he does, it is expected to concentrate on encouraging widespread state and local pilot projects, largely by waiving restrictive federal rules that now inhibit them. In his Saturday radio talk, the President picked up on that theme by inviting Governors to the White House this month to discuss welfare reforms in which states play a greater role. Kennedy is in the game as well. Last week he introduced a bill that would give sizable federal "bonuses" to states that succeed in placing long-term welfare clients...
...week, when Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca approved a decision to withdraw all 36 of the 30-second ads his company had planned to run on the mini-series, at a cost of more than $6 million. A company statement said the commercials, which have an upbeat "born in America" theme, would be "both inappropriate and of diminished effectiveness" in the context of the program. ABC is trying to sell the time elsewhere, but will force Chrysler to make up the difference for any lost ad revenue. Two other advertisers, General Foods Corp. and Northwestern Mutual ! Life Insurance Co., have said...
...That theme will undoubtedly be struck in the weeks ahead as the mutineers try to steer clear of punishment. Given Ramos' and Ileto's soft treatment of the dissident troops, it is possible that Aquino will find herself without their support in pushing for maximum penalties. If she steps back from her firm pledge to hold those involved to the "fullest account," she is certain to hear from leftist quarters. "If she can't make these guys face a firing squad," snipes a student leader, "the least she can do is arrest them...
...domestic matters, the President in a written message pushed as a main theme the "quest for excellence." But in the speech he backed it up mainly by exhortation rather than specific proposals. For example, a plan to insure the elderly against the expense of catastrophic illness is supposed to be a cornerstone of his 1987 legislative program. Yet so far the President has been unwilling or unable to resolve a dispute within his Administration on what type of plan to propose...
...gleefully exaggerated costumes are not the only stars of a Lacroix extravaganza. Take the music. Not for him the standard melange of rock and wailing chanteuses. At last week's show the models moved to an eclectic assortment of tunes suggested by the show's escapist, vaguely Caribbean theme. The selections ranged from a thrilling recording of zarzuela by Teresa Berganza to a down-home rendition of the old round "Down by the station, Early in the morning/ See the little puffer bellies, All in a row." The room went wild...