Reagan Rejects Nora Astorga as Nicaraguan Ambassador
The Reagan administration formally rejected Nora Astorga for the U S ambassadorship over her alleged role in the 1978 murder of a Sandinista general and related torture. White House opposed the nomination, criticizing Managua's handling of the plan.
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Reagan
Nora Astorga
United States
White House
Managua
Astorga
Mata Hari
Marlene Dietrich
Reynaldo Perez Vega
New York Times
Washington Post
Norman Wolfson
National Review
Kennedy
Jack
Robert
Ambassador Hotel
Afghan War News Flares Amid Global Indifference
The piece argues the Soviet Afghanistan offensive in its fifth year brings escalating civilian suffering and new tactics like carpet bombing and use of chemical weapons. It highlights the Panshir Valley as a key battleground, notes Afghan guerrillas’ growing strength, and calls for stronger Western political pressure and aid to end the war.
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Afghanistan
Mao
Panshir
Kabul
Kremlin
Europe
China
United States
Reagan Campaign Shapes 1984 Win Confidence Grows
Reagan re election strategists cite voter confidence in his leadership and economy. They note Lebanon pullout reduces foreign policy concerns and Monroe Doctrine support shields him in the Western Hemisphere. The plan centers on a Reagan Mondale race framed as a 1980 redux with Rollins Spencer and Baker coordinating the campaign from Washington.
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Washington
Reagan
Middle East
Central America
Lebanon
Western Hemisphere
Beirut
Hemisphere
Korea
Vietnam
Walter Mondale
Gary Hart
Mondale
Hart
Patricia Schroeder
White House
Ed Rollins
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Stuart Spencer
California
James Baker
Kennedy Drama Deepens as David Kennedy Dies
Washington recalls Ted Kennedy campaign stop as the Kennedy dynasty faces a drug haunted tragedy. David Kennedy, RFK’s son, is found dead in a Florida hotel room ending a life marked by 40 day heroin binges and brushes with the law.
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Los Angeles
Ethel
America
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
David Kennedy
Robert
Florida
Gedy
Celine
Nelson Algren
Ethel Kennedy
Camelot
RFK
Hickory Hill
McLean
People Magazine
The
Washington Post
Robert Jr
David
Robert Kennedy
Harrison Rainie
Boston Globe
Tom Oliphant
Harvard
Brazilian Court
Palm Beach
Jack
Bobby
Understanding the Muslims and Louis Farrakhan's Influence on Jesse Jackson
The piece analyzes Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam as a distinct, disciplined movement and questions why Jesse Jackson does not publicly repudiate Farrakhan. It notes Farrakhan's rhetoric against whites, his opposition to integration, and past threats, while suggesting Jackson’s alignment with Farrakhan may bolster his campaign.
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Jesse Jackson
Louis Farrakhan
Muslim Brotherhood
Nation of Islam
Louis Eugene Walcott
Boston
Farrakhan
National Urban League
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
America
South
Chicago
Jackson
Hitler
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Paul Harvey
Eliya Muhammad
Malcolm X
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