Probabilities and Risk in Nuclear Power Debate
Guest editorial argues that NRC’s 13 000 death scare was worst case and stresses low per person risk. It praises CEQ proposal to consider worst three probability scenarios in federal risk assessments to reduce litigation and delays while urging rational study. Endorsed by Wall Street Journal.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Council On Environmental Quality
White House
Federal Register
Oregon
Washington
Wall Street Journal
Economists Unite Across Parties on Deficit Risk
Three former chairs of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers warned that high real interest rates, fueled by ongoing deficits, threaten the 1983-84 recovery. They urged a grand fiscal accord to slow defense and entitlement growth and raise tax revenues, calling for an economic summit after the 1984 election. Voters should demand action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
CEA
Greenspan
Feldstein
Schultze
Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
White House
Japan's path to growth challenges common industrial policy view
A high level analysis argues Japan's success stems from domestic competitiveness and market share focus rather than government aid. It notes early lifelong education, a large small business sector, favorable tax treatment, and cautious monetary policy as drivers, contrasting with Western approaches.
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Japan
U.S
Europe
Japan, Inc
Hugh Patrick
Yale
Philip Trazise
Brookings Institution
Washington
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
America
Kirkland
Belle of Edgefield dies at 89 in Hilton Head
Elise Lake Billings, dies Aug. 15 at Hilton Head at age 89. Reared in Edgefield by her aunt, she studied at Confederate College and Curry School, taught at Maryland College for Women, then married J Mitchell Chase and later John Shaw Billings. Redcliffe plantation became a South Carolina state park after his 1975 death.
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Elise Lake Billings
Hilton Head
Edgefield
David Strother
Belle
Confederate College
Charleston
Curry School of Expression
Boston
University of Tennessee
Maryland College For Women
J. Mitchell Chase
U. S
Pennsylvania
Augusta
Hughes Lake
John Shaw Billings
Time
Life
Fortune
Redcliffe
Mr. Billings
South Carolina
Media bias in Reagan coverage sparks debate in Kansas City
A study by George Washington University analyzed first hundred days of Reagan coverage on major TV news and found favorable mentions only one in fourteen. Critics call metropolitan press biased and negative, citing Times and Post editorials, with scholars urging balance as media pluralism grows.
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Kansas City
George Washington University
Reagan
Reagan Quotas Move Into Federal Law Debated
Washington opinion piece argues the Reagan administration shifted from opposing racial quotas to backing a totality of circumstances approach in the Voting Rights Act. It claims Alabama higher education faces a Justice Department challenge based on racial balance metrics and lists diverse campus demographics as evidence of segregation. The author notes personal ties to Troy State University and questions the basis of the suit amid broader political pressures.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ronald Reagan
Senate
House
Reagan Justice Department
Civil Rights Division
William Bradford Reynolds
State of
Alabama
Reagan Justice and Education Departments
Journa
Alabama State
TSU
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard inviting signed letters by mail with a clear return address for publication. Anonymous submissions are rejected and all letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel.
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Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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Martin Feldstein
Senate Banking Committee
Alan Greenspan
Ford
National Governors Association
Portland
Maine
Charles L. Schultze
Carter
National Conference of State Legislatures
San Antonio
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Public Opinion Magazine
NATO
The
New York Times
Washington Post
M. Stanton Evans
Lism
Troy State University
Troy State
Montgomery
Council OF Churches
Sha
Copley News Service
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