West Aid Resisted By Ethiopian Dictator, McPherson Says
M Peter McPherson of the AID criticized Ethiopian leadership for blaming the West for famine. He cited U S aid worth 118 million dollars and 280000 tons of food while accusing Mengistu Haile Mariam of collectivization and war aims. He urged continued Western food shipments despite the regime's policies.
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M. Peter McPherson
Agency For International Development
Ethiopia
West
United States
Soviet Union
Mengitsu Haile Mariam
Mengistu
Addis Ababa
Megitsu
Oxford University
Keith Griffin
Griffin
Voice of America
Moscow
Frank Alexander Honored for 11 Years on City Planning Panel
Aiken City Council salutes Frank Alexander for eleven years of service on the City Planning and Zoning Commission where he often chaired meetings. An architect by trade he contributed professional insight and hours of work earning public thanks before stepping down at the end of his term.
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Frank Alexander
Aiken
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Alexander
The Generals In Court in New York City
Two libel trials in Manhattan pit Gen William C. Westmoreland and Ariel Sharon against major media outlets. The cases test First Amendment limits and journalism ethics while shaping views on the Lebanon and Vietnam wars and influence on Israeli public memory.
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New York City
Federal District Court
Manhattan
William C. Westmoreland
CBS
Lyndon Johnson
Ariel Sharon
Sharon
Lebanon
Israel
Menachem Begin
Begin
U.S
Johnson
Westmoreland
Haitians' legal fight tests asylum rights before Supreme Court
A Miami based petition argues Haitians labeled excludable aliens faced discrimination by the INS and seek political asylum. The case traces deportation hearings and relocations to isolated areas as it asks whether nationality can deny constitutional protections.
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Washington
Ralph Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Supreme Court
South
Florida
Miami
Ira Kurzban
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Kurzban
Big Springs
Texas
Raybrook
N.Y
United States
11Th
U.S. Court of Appeals
State Department
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Rainbow Coalition marching with others at South Africa Embassy
Report on ongoing South Africa protests in Washington where Randall Robinson leads the effort and Jesse Jackson is absent from the front lines. The piece notes the Rainbow Coalition presence, the orderly demonstrations, and focus on Robinson and Fauntroy as leaders guiding actions through Christmas.
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Washington
Fritz Mondale
Jesse Jackson
South Africa
Jackson
Jesse
D.C
Las Vegas
Kennedy
Randall Robinson
D.C. Canjonal
Walt Fauntroy
TransAfrica
Chicago
Fauntroy
Robinson
Reagan
Rainbow Coalition
Pregnant student leads to Camelot cancellation in small Wisconsin town
A Wisconsin town faced a clash over a pregnant student in the high school play. Teacher Nancy Knitter resigned rather than exclude her. the production was canceled amid state and federal anti discrimination laws. The case raises questions about resolving disputes through conciliation rather than litigation.
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Cadett
Wisconsin
North Pole
Nancy Knitter
Ms. Knitter
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Baker
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