Iran Issue and Holderman Draw Editorial Fire Across South Carolina
An Associated Press selection compiles editorial comments from papers around South Carolina on the Iran controversy, USC President James Holderman, and the Charleston Police Department. Opinions range from criticism to concern as editors weigh policy, leadership, and public safety implications.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
USC
James Holderman
Charleston
Walsh Named Independent Counsel for Iran Contra Probe
The Lancaster News reports a panel of federal judges has selected Lawrence E. Walsh to lead the independent counsel inquiry into the Iran Contra affair. If confirmed, Walsh would be the seventh independent counsel under the Ethics in Government Act. he is a former ABA president and a Democrat who has worked with Republican administrations.
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Lawrence E. Walsh
American Bar Association
Walsh
John Ehrlichman
H. R. Halderman
Nixon
Reagan
Ehrlichman
Newsweek
White House
Congress
Debate on Iran Contra probes sparks partisan tones
The Iran Contras controversy prompts renewed partisan debate as a Watergate style Senate special committee is named to investigate. Observers question the need for separate House and Senate panels and suggest a unified, cross chamber panel could improve efficiency and reduce repetitive testimony.
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U.S
Senate
House
Keyserling returns USC president seafood gift amid ethics concerns
The News and Courier notes Rep Harriet Keyserling gave back a seafood box sent by University of South Carolina President James Holderman saying she would feel indebted otherwise. Questions linger on who funded Holderman gifts from his salary or a discretionary fund and the university’s need for transparency.
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Harriet Keyserling
University of South Carolina
James Holderman
USC
Charleston police tighten reports after rape victim's complaint
Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenburg says a rape victim had to visit three departments in five days to file a report. He ordered that when a major crime is reported outside Charleston, the responding department must be notified while the victim remains at the Charleston station to close communications gaps and protect victims.
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Charleston
Reuben Greenburg
Greenburg
Labor's evolving mood contrasts 1930s gains with modern contingent work
The piece recalls the 1936 37 UAW sit down strike at Fisher Body GM and GM's recognition of the union, then contrasts historic militancy with today’s defensiveness and rising contingent labor. It notes Audrey Freedman and the Conference Board data on temporary workers, and worries over wage suppression amid subcontracting by the Big Three.
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Washington
United Automobile Workers
Fisher Body
General Motors
UAW
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Chrysler
Little Steel
Organized Labor
Audrey Freedman
The
Conference Board
New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monthly Labor Review
Ford
Sakharov and Gorbachev Face Off in Soviet Modernization Dance
Max Lerner analyzes Sakharov's return to Moscow and its impact on Mikhail Gorbachev. He argues Gorbachev seeks to modernize the economy, ease Gosplan control, and win Western legitimacy through a planned human rights conference while balancing political risk.
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New York City
Andrei Sakharov
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
Sakharovs
Gorki
Stalin
Khrushchev
West
Sakharov
Russia
English language overhaul spoof sparks Home Office quip
English columnist Miles Kington jokes that the government would streamline language to save billions. He cites the Home Office criticising phrases like by dint of and suggests replacing words such as dint beck brunt poke escutcheon scotch and ilk. He mocks reform talk while noting other current political quips and a proposal for a daily televised presidential briefing.
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Home Office
Kington
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