Memorable 1980: tax codes, protests, and global shifts
The year 1980 saw government plans for nine digit zip codes and a conservative shift amid hostage negotiations, Soviet moves in Afghanistan and Poland. It highlighted high profile events from Iran ransom talks to Castro’s stance, the Olympics boycott debate, Lennon and Presley tributes, a TV strike ending with soft core porn, and the Cubs’ continued rebuilding in baseball.
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Washington
Tito
Castro
Russia
Afghanistan
Poland
Stabilizing Freedom in Central America Under Fire
The killings of three American nuns and a lay missioner in El Salvador spark global outrage. The Carter administration suspended aid amid a civil war, risking collapse of a reformist junta and potential Marxist or Cuban-Soviet dominance. Washington faces a critical choice to restore aid and stabilize the region before further destabilization spreads to Honduras Guatemala and beyond.
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Carter
Washington
State Department
William D. Rodgers
San Salvador
Christian Democratic Party
United States
America
Cuba
Soviet Union
Adolfo Arnoldo Majano
Reagan
U.S
Central America
Central American
Mexico
Remembrances Of Christmas Past
Washington remembers Christmases of youth and war, recalling grandparents, cousins, and a Marine Christmas in Korea. The piece reflects on memory, family, peace, and the Christian message of Bethlehem as the enduring gift.
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Washington
Caesar
Fritz
Franklin Roosevelt
Korea
Prince of Peace
Africa
Red Sea
South America
England
Federal assault on drug profits reshapes war on drugs
Attorney General Civiletti states the Justice Department will turn over about 100 million dollars in illicit drug profits seized from banks, mainly in Florida, to the Treasury this year. He argues targeting financial flows and confiscations hurts traffickers more than arresting minor couriers and urges the incoming administration to exploit every weapon to infligate drug networks. The idea is that losing cash permanently wounds illegal operations and replacements rise to fill gaps.
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Benjamin Civiletti
Justice Department
The
Treasury
Florida
Civiletti
Reagan Administration
Celebrity endorsement meltdowns and missed integrity bets
A humorous Exhaust column surveys failed celebrity endorsements and the fallout from contracts with stars who later fall from grace or face scandal. Examples include Duran with 7 Up, Miller Beer with Whitey Herzog, Anita Bryant and Orange juice, Mark Fidrych with Aqua Velva, Thurman Munson, Suzanne Somers and Ace Hardware, and Carter family queries.
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Wall Street Journal
Miller Brewing
Whitey Herzog
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Anheuser-Busch
Miller Beer
Anheuser- Busch
Anita Bryant
Florida Citrus Commission
Williams Lectric Shave
Pittsby
Michael Kruczek
Kruczek
Washington Redskins
Pittsburgh
Aqua Velva
Mark
the Bird
Playboy
Uzanne
Peaeace
The
Journal
Fellows
Billy
Chip Carter
Sas
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