Idaho Wins NPR Lead Over South Carolina in Nuclear Debate
Secretary of Energy chooses Idaho for the four billion New Production Reactor drawing mixed responses in South Carolina. Supporters warn of job losses at Savannah River Plant while Idaho lobbied, and anti nuclear groups celebrate. The piece argues SRP’s payroll impact and defense implications amid shifting nuclear policy.
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Donald Hodel
Idaho
South Carolina
Savannah River
NPR
U. S
Butler Derrick
Travis Medlock
Richard Riley
James McClure
SRP
Richland
Wash
England
Europe
Russia
West
SAP
Libyan leader Khadafy Faces Regional Backlash Over Chad Crisis
The Libyan ruler Muammar Khadafy backs rebels in Chad with air support and Soviet arms, eliciting Western concern. The United States dispatches AWACS and F-15s to Sudan to deter Libyan intervention while Zaire aids Chad with troops and France weighs air support. The crisis tests regional stability and may trigger stronger multilateral action.
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Libya
Muammar Khadafy
North
Africa
Khadafy
Chad
France
Sudan
Nigeria
Soviet Union
Egypt
Reagan
AWACS
Zaire
Ndjamena
Mitterrand
Washington
Organization of African Unity
OAU
United States
Readers praise South Carolina strangers who helped with tire fix
A reader recounts a flat tire incident on a return home where strangers in South Carolina offered aid, hot lines, and even a tire change within 10 minutes. The note laments lack of names, contrasts Augusta memory, and argues for local aid over welfare for criminals, calling for support of needy families.
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Augusta
South Carolina
Danny Smith Langley
Congressmen map hurricane bag map printing sparks Monroe Doctrine call
A hurricane tracking map printed on large shopping bag shows Nicaragua and El Salvador just south of Mexico in North America. The plea urges sending maps to federal officials to reinstate the Monroe Doctrine and oppose Russian influence in Cuba.
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Winn-Dixie
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Mexico
Questioning Welfare and Racial Inequality in Hard Times
A reader questions who is being fooled by Black residents and compares bleak weekly budgets to make a political point. The letter describes hunger, shacks, and food insecurity, citing a Washington park scene and a desire for salary cuts to address living costs.
Hope for a better world praised by courts and public
A Augusta Chronicle front page report notes a judge stating a woman might be alive if not for killing her husband. It also tells of a man hailed as a hero by police and friends for stabbing an assailant who attacked a family member, reflecting public approval of swift action in certain cases.
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Augusta Chronicle
Dear Mrs F T T Cancer Hope From Faith in Hard Times
Dr Graham replies to Mrs F T T about a cancer diagnosis with encouragement to seek meaning in suffering. He notes not understanding why God allows pain, urges hope, prayer, and openness to God’s lessons, and warns against bitterness while valuing God’s love and mercy.
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DR. Graham
F.T.T
Reagan Doctrine Emerges As Global Policy View
The article argues a Reagan Doctrine is forming beyond official titles, driven by Reagan era actions in El Salvador Nicaragua Libya and Chad. It centers on William Clark as a powerful figure shaping strategy. It frames a new practice of countering Soviet allies and expanding vital interests, with covert support and naval operations described as beyond prior actions.
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New York City
Truman
Eisenhower
Brezhnev
Reagan
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Libya
Chad
Shultz
William Clark
Caribbean
America
Sudan
Egypt
Cuba
U.S
Ashley Sees It On Recipes Politics And Places
A light column mixes kitchen quirks with social commentary. The piece mocks cereal box recipes pushing brands and two cycle oil claims while noting AFL CIO support for Mondale and a Chad country misimpression with a wry take on military advisors.
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Andrew Hacker
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Walter Mondale
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Strom Thurmond
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Joe Riley
Thurmond
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Tip O’neill
Teddy Kennedy
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