Stark court decision on USS Stark disaster penalties
The Navy punished Captain Glenn Brindel and Lt Basil Moncrief Jr with reprimands and retirement or resignation after the May 17 1987 Persian Gulf attack. Lt Cmdr Raymond J Gajan was referred for lesser action. The piece questions leniency and assigns blame for unclear rules of engagement and faulty command structure.
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Stark
Persian Gulf
Glenn Brindel
Basil Moncrief Jr
Frank B. Kelso
Atlantic Fleet
Naval Service
Brindel
Moncrief
Raymond J. Gajan
Navy
Kelso
U.S
Persian Gulf War Zone
Harold J. Bersen
Bersen
Middle East
Bahrain
Constellation
Indian Ocean
Seventh Fleet
Commander In
Pacific Fleet
Pacific
U.S. Central Command
McDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Fla
Beirut
Rich Folks Pay More Taxes Now Despite Campaign Talk
Analysis argues that despite rhetoric, the 1981 and 1986 tax cuts shifted the burden. IRS data show the top 1 percent paid a growing share of federal taxes while the poor and middle class paid less, and the 1986 reform enlarged progressivity. It contends Reagan’s tax policy boosted revenues and reduced shelters, contradicting populist envy appeals.
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Henry Adams
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Paul Simon
Illinois
Simon
Robin Hood
William Roth
Delaware Republican
Internal Revenue Service
Reagan
Treasury
A Practical Guide to Sleeper Judges and Nantucket The Farm
A column mocks partisan sleeper judges and suggests political theater of infiltrating courts. It then shifts to Nantucket noting The Farm a 80 acre flower and vegetable operation with high prices for fresh produce and thousands of flowering plants. The piece contrasts summer colonial life with aging columnists and ends with a humorous diet plan listing foods for each meal.
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Charleston
Nantucket
Mass
Massachusetts
South Carolina ETV Thanks Legislature for Budget Support
Henry J. Cauthen, president of South Carolina ETV, lauds the General Assembly and the people of the Aiken area for preserving funding. WSCI in Charleston and WRET in Spartanburg remain open. key services and broadcasts are spared cuts though equipment replacement funding was not provided.
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South Carolina
S.C. Etv
United States
PBS
Public Radio
ETV
Wonderworks
General Assembly
Henry J. Cauthen
Letters to the Editor Submission Rules at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters from readers with a return address, preferably typed. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken
Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
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