Santa’s Trade Deficit Warning Echoed in Holiday Cheer
The piece links a growing U.S. trade deficit to the holiday season with October imports driving a 25 percent rise and a dollar at 40 year lows. It cites officials like Clayton Yeutter urging calm while lawmakers warn of protectionism and urges buying American to support workers and domestic production.
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Clayton K. Yeutter
U.S
House
Jim Wright
D-Texas
America
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Santa Claus
Indecency's Prime Time Debate Colorful FCC Shift
The FCC moved indecent material start time from 10 p.m. to midnight to placate moral watchdogs and free broadcasters to air risqué content late at night. The ruling follows vague 1978 Supreme Court guidelines and a warning to a Los Angeles station over a homosexual AIDS play. Broadcasters face a constant guessing game balancing protection of children with artistic freedom.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Major Miranda exposes Soviet Managua alliance plans
Washington reacts as Major Miranda Bengoechea, a Nicaragua defector, alleges Moscow and Havana backed Managua in arming 500000 by 1995 with tanks, MiGs, and widespread insurgencies. He ties Ortega to corruption and warns of a Central American beacons of subversion risking Monroe Doctrine. The White House weighs options after the summit.
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Washington
Mickey
Raisa
Gorby
Duke Zeibert
Roger Miranda Bengoechee
Defense
Humberto Ortega
Moscow
Managua
North America
Washington Post
Ortega
Miranda
Havana
U.S
el Salvador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Bureau
Bayado Arce
Tomas Borge
Major Miranda
Reagan
White House
Mr. Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
United States
Wright
Nicaragua
Castro
Ortegas
Cuba
Central America
Michigan GOP Convention Battles Over Delegates
The Michigan Republican fight over the 77 national convention delegates pits Robertson Kemp forces against Bush but leaves Michigan party rules in dispute. Court wins and defections reshape plans as Iowa caucuses loom eight days after the Jan 29 30 state convention.
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Lansing
Mich
David Thompson
Pat Robertson
Republican State Committee
Michigan
Robertson
George Bush
Jack Kemp
Bush
State Committee
Republican Party
Kemp
Ronald Reagan
Robertson-Kemp
Iowa
Bob Dole
Michigan Gop Committee
John Engler
Donnybrook
Romulus
Banking Giants in a Time of Turmoil and Hope
In a personal reflection from the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, the author recalls venerable bankers of youth and explains turning down a Phoenix board invitation citing liability. He notes the 1987 stock market crash at the Dallas American Bankers Association convention and the absence of Greenspan, prompting a crash course in banking and a cautious forecast for industry challenges ahead.
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Homburg
Phoenix
Ariz
Gaylord Freeman
Chicago
Gayle
American Bankers Association
Dallas
Fed
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Greenspan
White House
Paul Harvey
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Elf
Sacramento Bee
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Claque
State Department
Tribune Media Service
Dagwood
Gop
11Th Commandment
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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