Eastern Illinois University The Keep The Post Amerikan (1972-2004) The Post Amerikan Project 6-1985 Volume 14, Number 3 Post Amerikan Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/post_amerikan Part of the Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Journalism Studies Commons, Publishing Commons, and the Social Influence and oliticalP Communication Commons Suppressed Doonesbury strips, Repressed YWCA audi t, Perm a-pressed crossword Bloomington - Normal 25¢ Vol. 14, No. 3 June-Jul y 1985. o� 3T:IIVROM � ZMA\A �I 'No.LDNIWOO�g ZOlt9 �Olt9 �I 'NO.LDNIWOQ�g •ON .LI�:!ld 89t zsv£ xog a:�Iaao ,:r,sod aIVd 8:DV.LS0d ·s·n NV:>II'H8:WV-.LS0d 8:.LW }l'l[lg aa:,:r,sa:nO:!l'H NOI.L�:!l'ffi!O� SS:!l'HCTCTV 1985 2 Post-Amerikan June-July, page Volume 14, Number 3 June-July, 1985 About us The Post Arnerikan is an independent r----------�------------------------. __ - community newspaper providing infer-« mation and analysis that is screened out of or downplayed by establishment news sources. 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Post-Amerikan ,June-Ju ly, 1985 page 3 Reagan returns teen horror classic HOLLYWOOD-ON-THE- POTOMAC -­ Ronnie is floating, for the third whether that be blac ks over 18, women, Re publican studios announced to day swnmer in a row, the idea that teen­ hispanics, or white males over 50 -­ a revival of a horror movie classic , agers don't deserve the minimum wage will soon be demanding their own sub­ targetting the teen audience with of $3.35 an hour , but instead should m1n1.1T1.um rate, and then there is no "Teen Rip-Off III," starring their be paid the sub-minimum wage of $2.50 minimum wage law left at all. favorite horror film star, Ronald an hour . Reagan. And no minimum wage law at all is the Now a sub-minimum wage is a difficult long-term goal of the Reagan folks, Re agan , fresh from two foreign film concept to understand . The minimum who would like to see us al l reduced ventures , one in German and the is supposed to be the least, the bottom, to some pr imeval, dog-eat-dog capital­ other in Spanish, is thrilled to be right? So to sell this 85¢ an hour ist jungle , where the sacred "market­ bac k in what he called "a good , rip-off from young workers , the sub­ place" would set wage, meaning "I'll family-oriented, red- blooded American minimum wage is called "The Youth slash your throat if you don't slash slasher film. " Employment Opportunity Act. " mine first. " Reagan 's two mo st recent thrillers And of course, in his benevolence and Don 't think that the folks in Mc Donald­ were "I vas an SS ghost in der concern for minority rights , Reagan land haven 't figured out how many Bitberg Cemetery" and "Contra," a is using high unemployment among millions pa ying their teen ernployees tale of terrorist raids to rape, blac k youth as his excuse for needing 85¢ an hour less would add up to.