Morality Debate on Welfare and Illegitimacy
A column argues that despite Reagan era welfare curbs illegitimacy rises. It cites seven billion spent on illegitimate births, one in six U S babies born to unmarried parents, and high teen pregnancy rates among whites and blacks. It cites social shifts and quotes from Salvation Army and researchers. It warns of a lax moral clock and notes premarital sex starting young with averages around sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
United States
Derrick Derrickson outlines crime fight during SC academy speech
U.S. Rep. Butler Derrick declares crime the No. 3 national concern behind inflation and unemployment. He urges tougher laws, mandatory minimums for gun felonies, and Navy aid against narcotics, calling for civilian support and fair enforcement.
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South Carolina
Criminal Justice Academy
U.S
Butler Derrick
America
South
Derrick
Warren Burger
U.S. Navy
United States
OK Corral shoot-out and political timing in the press
A columnist compares Reagan era politics to a shoot-out at the OK Corral noting ongoing clashes with Congress. The piece cites Speaker Tip ONeill and Sen. Byrd and comments on Nancy Reagan and a star reporter who recently turned 30.
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OK Corral
Reagan
Washington
Tip O’neill
O'Neill
Sen
Byrd
W. Va
AFL-CIO Ties With Democrats Tighten After New York Convention
The AFL-CIO show of unity with Democrats at its New York convention drew fire for partisan bias and harsh attacks on the Reagan administration. Lane Kirkland ridiculed Reagan's plan while Kennedy denounced it as anti union. The federation funds COPE and leans hard into Democratic support, signaling waning union backing for Reagan.
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Afl-Cio
New York
Labor Federation
Thomas O’neill
Kirkland
The
Commitee On Political Education
COPE
Reagan
Kirkland & Co
Executive Council
White House
Democratic Party
Aflcio
F-16 sales to Pakistan test ties with United States
Washington views the F-16 sale as a gauge of U S Pakistan relations amid concerns over Islamabad nuclear ambitions and congressional objections. Reagan pushes conventional arms aid while lawmakers push for stricter nonproliferation controls and potential aid termination if atomic weapons are pursued.
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Mohammed Zia ul-Haq
Pakistan
United States
Carter
Zia Ul- Haq
Russia
Afghanistan
U.S
Zia ul-Haq
State Department
Congress
John Glenn
Ohio
India
Reagan
Bingham
Senate
Saudi Arabia
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Helen Warnock
Salvation Army
Tulsa
Jane Murray
Alan Guttmacher Institute
Time
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Booth Memorial
Chicago
Brooke Shields
James Whitten
Harlem
Reality House
Johns Hopkins
Ashley Cooper
Red Ridinghood
Ronald Reagan
Nancy Reagan
Jackie Onassis
Mr. Chips
Aiken Tandari
Samuel A. Cothran
Scott B. Hunter
A. B. Cubbedge
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Sharye A. Whisenant
Aiken Communications, Inc
Rutland Drive
Aiken
Democrats
LABOR
By Smith Hempstone
Federation
Lane Kirkland
David Stockman
George Meany
Stockman
Atlantic Monthly
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Vice
Walter Mondale
House
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Doonesbury
Europe
Israel
Iraq
Wall Street Journal
James Fallows
Capitol Hill
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