Toppling of Baby Doc Could Benefit All Haiti
The piece contrasts Haiti’s extreme wealth and extreme poverty near Port-au-Prince with the Duvalier dictatorship. It notes foreign aid, human rights abuses, and potential exile amid riots, while portraying Haiti’s spirited people and historical legacy from 1804.
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Haiti
Jean- Claude
Duvalier
Port-au-Prince
Grand Hotel Oloffson
Graham Greene
Tennessee Williams
James Jones
Blue Bay
Martinique
France
United States
Reagan
Miami
Baby Doc
Whose Ox Is Gored Determines Budget Cutting Momentum
Washington debates Gramm-Rudman-Hollings with focus on costly military bases and facilities. The piece argues closing outdated outposts could save billions, but political resistance centers on local jobs and funding, as lawmakers defend base presence for constituents.
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Washington
Washington Monument
U.S. Park Service
Congress
Legion
Gramm-Rudman
Pentagon
Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
Grace Commission
Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Caspar Weinberger
William Gray
Budget Committee
Lyng Sees Rise to Lead USDA After Block
The editorial argues Richard Lyng is a strong pick to head the USDA, leveraging Reagan-era ties and administrative experience to steer farm programs amid 1985 farm bill goals, export efforts, and budget cuts while Block’s style is criticized as less effective. It notes Lyng’s background in California agriculture and federal posts, and contrasts him with Block and broader defense base-closure debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lyng
John Black
Lyng
California
Ronald Reagan
U.S. Agriculture
Block
Reagan
Congress
Department
McDonald Proposes Spelling Reforms and Age Bias Satire
Claud McDonald muses on gradual English spelling simplification from dropping silent p s to wrong humps, while addressing ageism and tax relief for seniors. A Sack cartoon taunts IRS irony as a light, opinionated column wraps with humor.
TV and politics meet the camera as Reagan realigns
The piece argues that television shapes political image from Roosevelt to Reagan and notes a six year itch. Frank Fahrenkopf predicts a Republican win in November driven by young voters and a surge of 200 new college clubs, aided by a strong economy and TV’s influence.
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Franklin Roosevelt
Frank Fahrenkopf
Tration
Fahrenkopf
Los Angeles Times SynDicate
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Ashley Cooper
Richard Reeves
Britain
Canada
Australia
U.S
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Guinea
Claud McDonald
ABC Morning News
Sack
Minneapolis
IRS
Marcos
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Harold the Fair
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