Rickover blasts Pentagon structure and defense procurement
Admiral Hyman Rickover told the Joint Economic Committee that the Defense Department's organizational setup promotes inefficiency and that cost controls and contractor fraud safeguards have been weakened. He warned Congress as Reagan era spending surges with no enforceable procurement reforms.
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Hyman Rickover
Congress
Defense Department
Joint Economic Committee
Executive Branch
Rickover
Pentagon
Must Control Herpes Epidemic Calls for Action
The nation faces a serious herpes outbreak with an estimated 20 million infections. CDC warns epidemic spread and warns of birth complications. Rep Waxman criticizes inaction and calls for intensified research, clinics, and public awareness programs.
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Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Henry Waxman
House Commerce Subcommittee On Health
Law of the Sea treaty moves toward broad ratification
After four weeks of talks in New York the 11th session of the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference shows progress. The treaty outlines territorial waters passage rights coastal zones and resource claims. A compromise on the Deep Seabed Authority favors Western nations for the next decades. Ratification by all nations would advance global ocean governance and a peaceful maritime order.
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New York
United States
Tommy T.B. Koh
Singapore
Paul B. Engo
Cameroon
America
Thought For Today Quote From Ancient Writer
A brief quotation attributed to Ci Ceero notes that greater difficulty yields greater glory, with a historical span cited from 106 B.C. to 43 B.C. The line emphasizes enduring hardship to achieve achievement and praise.
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Cicero
Parole Fight Over Kennedy Killer Sirhan Sirhan
A bipartisan group of congressmen petitions the California Board of Prison Terms to block Sirhan Sirhan’s parole set for Sept 1 1984. They cite his 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and warn freeing him would undermine the American political system.
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California Board of Prison
Sirhan
Soledad
Robert F. Kennedy
California Parole Board
Parole Board
Playboy Magazine
Lyndon Johnson
Israel
Kennedy
AIM report highlights selective human rights coverage by papers
Reed Irvine's AIM analysis of 1980 Washington Post and New York Times coverage shows varying shares of human rights stories across countries. The Post exhibits low rights focus on Russia and China, while The Times reports more on Russia but similar shares on China and Taiwan. The piece notes media bias toward freer states and questions coverage of repressive regimes.
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Reed Irvine
AIM
Accuracy In Media
Washington Post
New York Times
Post
South Korea
South Africa
Chile
The
Times
Russia
China
Nicaragua
Somoza
New York City
Taiwan
Dear Dr Graham A financial note on faith and temptation
A reader confesses poverty and bitterness and contemplates dishonesty for money. The reply urges against wrongdoing, suggests the hardship could draw the person to God, and cites Paul’s trust in Christ as the source of lasting joy beyond outward circumstances.
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DR. Graham
K.R
God
Christ
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