Starvation threat in Africa persists despite waning aid
Despite renewed famine images last year, Africa faces ongoing starvation risk as private and government relief funding declines. UNICEF Save the Children World Vision and Oxfam America report sharply reduced donations in 1985 1986 with fears programs cannot sustain relief and rehabilitation efforts. Donor fatigue misperception and reduced media coverage are cited as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Ethiopia
Sudan
Unicef
Save the Children
World Vision
New York Times
World Visions
Oxfam America
Defenses Decline as Congress Cuts Reagan Era Military Spending
Defense spending faces heavy cuts as Congress trims next year's military outlays to 286 billion, eroding Navy plans for a 600 ship fleet and SDI funding. The White House aims for modest growth while Gramm Rudman targets press budget discipline. Critics warn of weaker readiness and national survival risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Congress
Pentagon
White House
United States
Sen
Gordon Humphrey
R N.H
House of Representatives
U.S
Navy
Congressional Budget Office
House
Capitol Hill
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
SDI
Air Force
Enraged wife blasts money in politics in 1986 race
A high profile wife of a senator facing re election Lambasts PAC money saying her husband needs millions for TV and lobbyist funding. She faults the influence of political action committees and notes the high spending barrier to win in 1986. The piece calls this system legalized prostitution in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
National Rifle Association
I.C.U
David Boren
Oklahoma
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
PAC
Pentagon
Dave Boren
PAC Money
Boren
Pacs
William Proxmire
D-Wis
John Kerry
D-Mass
Bob Dole
R-Kansas
Senate
Proxmire
Kerry
John
Paul Simon
D-Nii
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Rudy Boschwitz
R-Minn
Phil Gramm
Texas
Dole
Gramm
Outwitting Squirrels Attracts Bird Feeder Fans
Readers share practical squirrel proofing ideas with diagrams and photos. Norm Healy touts a feeder with a balanced perch and shutter mechanism costing 50 dollars. Bill Burgess shows a seven foot pipe with a tin shield to deter climbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerry Meyerson
Norm C. Healy
Frogmore
Hylarious
White Bear Lake
Minn
Bill Burgess
Bill
Willie C. Sojourner
Norm Healy
Hyde Bird Feeder Co
Waltham
Mass
B. K
Riverland Terrace
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Ashley
Suzanne R. Randall
Gerry M
Pam
Homer W. Hunter
June Allyson
Alfred Hitchcock
Pallas
Coleridge
Prometheus
Pancho
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