Gorbachev Faces Probing Interview and Silent on Communism
Gorbachev’s NBC interview with Tom Brokaw is seen as a cautious performance, blending a humane image with evasive notes on communism. His new book Perestroika omitted the word communism, prompting critics to question Soviet aims versus Khrushchev era boldness.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Tom Brokaw
Nbc-Tv
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
Gorbachev
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Hungary
Afghanistan
Harper & Row
Wall Street Journal
Richard Pipes
Harvard
Anatoly Dobrynin
International Department
Socialist
Communist Party of the
Brokaw
Nicaragua
Yeltsin
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Poland Rejects Communist Reform Package in National Referendum
Poland's communist government faced a stunning setback as less than half of eligible voters approved the austerity plan. Solidarity's call to abstain boosted the opposition, raising the risk of renewed price shocks and social unrest as Warsaw contemplates enforceable measures amid a constrained economy.
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Poland
Warsaw
Jerzy Urban
Solidarity
Lech Walesa
Jacek Kuron
Moscow
Virginius Dabney recalls Virginia editors in Twain era
A review notes Dabney’s Pistols and Pointed Pens surveys pre and post Civil War Virginia editors. It highlights O Jennings Wise, Henry Wise, Ridgeway, Aylett, Daniel, Bagby, Benjamin, Underwood, Cameron, Hughes, Elam and Beirne with duels, insults, and clashes on Franklin Street in Richmond and beyond.
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Scrabble
Mark Twain
Tennessee
Virginius Dabney
Twain
Dabney
Virginia
O. Jennings Wise
Richmond Enquirer
Henry Wise
Robert Ridgeway
Richmond Whig
Wise
Aylett
Examiner
John Moncure Daniel
Lincoln
Yahoo
White House
Richmond
Col
Marmaduke Johnson
Franklin Street
Daniel
George W. Bagby
Jefferson Davis
Judah P. Benjamin
the Treasury
John C. Underwood
New York
William Evelyn Cameron
The
Petersburg Index
Underwood
Cameron
Robert W. Hughes
Richmond State Journal
Hughes
North Carolina
Debates Highlight Stand-up Candidates in NBC Two-Night Show
Washington the NBC News debate featuring 12 presidential hopefuls showed how TV formats mix information with entertainment. Bruce Babbitt and Alexander Haig stood out as stand-up figures, challenging front-runners and pressing deficit reduction while others sputtered under showbiz glare.
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Washington
NBC News
Tom Brokaw
Bruce Babbitt
Alexander Haig
Babbitt
Haig
Sam Donaldson
George Bush
Sam
Reagan
Richard Gephardt
Paul Simon
al Gore
Gephardt
Simon
Simonomics
Gore
Bush
United States
Iran-contra Committee
al Haig
I Never Knew Mike Deaver Was a Drunk
A reflective Los Angeles Times Syndicate piece recalls Mike Deaver's hidden alcohol problem revealed after his return from the White House. The author shares personal anecdotes with Nancy Reagan, Walter Lippmann, and a key moment at the White House door. The narrative links Deaver’s sobriety efforts to later accusations of influence selling and public scrutiny.
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Col
William C. Elam
Richmond Whig
Richard Beirne
The
State
Elam
Beirne
Norfolk Pilot
Edward B. Miars
Monkey House
Virginius Dabney
Richmond
Mike Deaver
Mike
Nancy Reagan
Dispatch
White House
Walter Lippmann
Walter
Georgetown
Angel
Paul
Chicago
Reagan
Ashley Clinic
Harve de Grace
D.C
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Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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