Waste Mongers At Work Trying To Fix What Ain't Broke
Environmentalists push for elaborate cooling systems at Savannah River Plant to protect streams used for 30 years by plant effluent. Cost could reach hundreds of millions, risking reduced production and jeopardizing SRP contracts with Du Pont. Critics warn of environmental false promises and potential loss of key reactors and jobs. December 1986 outlook uncertain as Congress weighs funding and state actions.
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SRP
Environmental Protection
Savannah River
Savannah
South Carolina
Philadelpha Academy of Natural Sciences
DOE
Congress
Aiken
United States
Aiken County
du Pont Company
du Pont
We’re To Blame For Drugs In Latin America
Guest editorial from the Peoria Journal-Star quotes congressmen returning from South America arguing narcotics production thrives on U.S. demand. Rep. Charles Rangel states traffickers work with subversive elements as governments combat production, urging accountability at home and potential aid cuts for noncooperative nations.
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Charles Rangel
D-N. Y
House
Select Committee On Narcotics Abuse and Control
Congress
Rangel
U.S
South America
Peoria (Ill
Journal-Star
Malpractice suit against Melvin Belli ends in loss
Former client sues Melvin Belli for malpractice and the wizard of lawsuits loses the case, paying 5.8 million dollars. The outcome signals a rare setback for the famed attorney and prompts speculation about his counsel.
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Melvin Belli
Wizard of Lawsuits
Belli
Buying a Dream What Would You Do With 40 Million
New York City readers contemplate the impact of a lottery windfall as the NY State Lottery climbs past 40 million dollars. In long lines and daydreams they reveal desires for travel debt relief helping family and quitting jobs, while commentators note cultural longing and social pressures.
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New York City
New York
Lotto
PBS Screen
Not A Black And White Issue In South Africa
A South Africa discourse urges cautious policy, arguing disinvestment harms blacks and that pressure should come from dialogue with the government. The piece cites leaders from KwaZulu and opposition voices, criticizing U.S. liberals for using black South Africans as political leverage and warning against chaos as a route to change.
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Alundi
South Africa
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Rep. Solarz
Sen. Kennedy
KwaZulu
Oscar Dhlomo
Gatsha Buelezi
Dhlomo
Buthelezi
Kennedy
Chambers of Commerce
United Democratic Front
Allan Boesak
Boesak
Chlomo
J.N. Reddy
Batista
Cuba
Castro
Shah
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Nicaragua
United States
Thinking Things Over Without Sackcloth Or Ashes
Vermont Royster reflects on Hiroshima Nagasaki and the atomic age, arguing the bomb ended war for Japan while warning against self blame. He notes Pearl Harbor plans invasion losses and warns humans will seek atom power. He urges memorial without collective guilt.
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Vermont
Royster
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Coventry
Hamburg
Tokyo
Japan
Truman
Chizuko Kojima
Pearl Harbor
Wall Street Journal
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Harry Truman
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
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