Letters on disability and local medical care in Aiken
The writers discuss the International Year of the Disabled Person and urge viewing people by their identities rather than impairments. They stress internal attitudes as the major handicap and note legal advances aiding independence. A second letter praises Aiken Community Hospital care during a family medical emergency.
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United Nations
Aiken
Aiken Community Hospital
Nuclear bunkers and secrecy in the cold war era
A veteran journalist reflects on language power and media responsibility. He describes a hidden West Virginia evacuation post for nuclear attack and asserts that government secrecy persists despite public information advances. The piece laments privacy intrusions and calls for confidential handling of national security matters.
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Walter Cronkite
West Virginia
D. C
Washington
Why Edward Seaga Was Reagan's First Visitor At White House
Jamaica faced turmoil under Michael Manley with economic collapse, political violence, and Cuban influence. Edward Seaga, leader of the opposition, won 57 percent and vowed free enterprise and closer U S ties. Reagan chose Seaga as his first official guest, signaling a shift in Caribbean policy and regional stability efforts.
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Edward Seaga
Reagan
White House
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Newark
N.J
Seaga
America
Jamaica
Manley
People’s National Party
Cuba
Africa
Puerto Rico
PNP
Home Guard
Ulises Estrada
Castro
Kingston
Labor Party
United States
Estrada
Washington
Secretary of
Alexander Haig
Richard Allen
National Security Council
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Rewriting the IRS Form to Let Taxpayers Choose
The author argues for a two tier tax system inspired by the IRS form. He urges separate liberal and conservative rates, proposes four yes no questions on foreign aid welfare wage policy and bureaucrat pay, and asserts majority and minority protections in funding decisions. The piece cites Bismarck and Franklin and critiques bureaucrats.
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Lowell
IRS
Bismarck
United States
Ben Franklin
Ben
Kennedy criticizes lifting oil price controls in inflation debate
The piece argues Sen Edward Kennedy misattributes inflation to price controls on oil and gasoline. It claims decontrol may raise gasoline by five to ten cents, depending on supply and world oil prices, and blames liberal critics for past gasoline gluts and auto-industry woes.
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Sen
Edward Kennedy
OPEC
Kennedy
Department of Energy
U.S
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