What Did Reagan Say and When Did He Say It
A satirical exchange questions Reagan speech content and timing. Analysts joke about the president’s performance and memory while lampooning media analysis and political commentary. Named figures parody Sandra Van Okra and Lewis Grizzard.
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Reagan
Sandra van Okra
Transcam
Lewis Grizzard
Peter
Arizona
Barney
Mattie
Sam Donaldson
NASA
Sam
Falkland Islands
Regis Philbin
Ollie
Fran
Iraqi jets and oil clashes widen gulf conflict
In the gulf the Jebel Ali sustained minor damage and headed to Dubai for repairs while a U S escorted convoy including Surf City and Chesapeake City moved northward with ships Reeves Hawes and helicopters Guadal canal searching for mines Iran attacked Kuwaiti tankers and Iraq claimed strikes on Iranian targets including Asadabad Tabriz Hamadan and oil facilities Gulf sources reported damage to Lavan Island refinery and Bakhsh platform.
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Jebel Ali
Dubai
Surf City
Chesapeake City
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
Reeves
Hawes
Guadalcanal
Kuwait
United States
U.S
Iran
Iraq
Baghdad
Asadabad
Tabriz
Hamadan
Gulf
Lavan Island
Bakhsh
Delegates Back Pinckney Religious Test Ban at Convention
Delegates to the Federal Convention vote unanimously for Charles Pinckney's motion barring religious tests for federal office. The body supports affirmations over oaths and debates state secession consent, with eight states to three backing Morris' proposal for new state admissions by existing state consent.
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Philadelphia
United States
Charles Pinckney
South Carolina
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Sherman
Pennsylvania
Cers
Gouverneur Morris
James Wilson
Morris
Wilson
Luther Martin
Maryland
Martin
Philippine cadets accuse Aquino of treason in renewed mutiny
A rebel statement signed by the ruling junta central Luzon blames Mrs. Aquino for dismembering the country and illegally granting autonomy to minorities. It vows the mutiny will continue, with leaders Honasan and Enrile linked to earlier 1986 actions during the Marcos era.
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Central Luzon
Mrs. Aquino
Manila
Honasan
Enrile
Ferdinand Marcos
U.S. Dismayed by Iraq Renewed Air Offensive
The United States expresses dismay at Iraq's renewed air attacks on Iran while deeming them understandable given Iran's stance on a cease-fire. Armacost says the moves heighten urgency for a new UN Security Council resolution and notes U.S. naval presence in the Gulf to defend vessels and deter escalation.
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Washington
United States
Iraq
Iran
Reagan Administration
Michael H. Armacost
NBCTV
Meet the Press
Persian Gulf
U.N. Security Council
Security Council
Council
U.N
Javier Perez de
Cuellar
Gulf
Gore
U.S
Dole
Armacost
Israeli Cabinet Abandons Lavi Jet Project
Israel votes 12 to 11 to end work on the Lavi advanced jet project in favor of buying U S made F 16 fighters. The decision ends seven years and about 1 3 billion dollars in research with costs rising to 500 million annually and drew political backlash at home.
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Peres
Israel Radio
United States
Defense Ministry
Treasury
Washington
State Department
Pentagon
Israel
Yitzhak Shamir
Likud
Moshe Nissim
Lavi
Labor Party
Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino
Moshe Arens
Defense
Ariel Sharon
Labor
Sharon
U.S
South Korea Parties Reach Agreement on Five Year Presidential Term
The governing Democratic Justice Party and the main opposition Reunification Democratic Party settled on a five year presidential term with a single term limit and rejected a plan to allow the president to dissolve the National Assembly. They also debated voting age and constitutional procedures amid arrests of protesters.
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Seoul
South Korea
Reunification Democratic Party
Kim Young-sam
Roh Tae-woo
Kim
Democratic Justice Party
National Assembly
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