Grain Embargo Shapes U.S. Policy Toward the Soviet
The piece analyzes Reagan's pledge to lift the grain embargo vs. Cold War toughness, noting farmers expect action while drought and economic shifts alter sales. It cites Scranton's panel finding long term Soviet impact and highlights realignment toward China and Japan, with Cabinet and advisers split over lifting.
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Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Carter
Afghanistan
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
West
China
Japan
John Block
Illinois
Patron Of The Skies
Aviation pioneer Donald W. Douglas died at 88 in Palm Springs. He inspired flight from 1909 with the Wright brothers era and shaped the era with the DC-3/ C-47, building a firm that produced many jetliners and forged a lasting aviation legacy.
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Donald W. Douglas
Palm Springs
Douglas
Wright Brothers
Farms
Woodlands
Virginia
Billy Mitchell
Mrs. Meta H. Owens Dies in Aiken After Long Illness
Mrs Meta H Owens of Aiken died after a long illness. She came from a prominent Aiken County family and attended the College for Women in Columbia. A former pastor, Rev Jerry Robinson, recalled her love of life, books, nature, family, and faith, noting she loved God above all.
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Meta Owens
Aiken
Aiken County
College For Women
Chicora
Columbia
Rivers of Beer and Mountains of Pantyhose
George F. Will critiques CBTV's boycott plan against sponsors of vulgar TV shows. He argues networks pander to low taste for profit, condemns hypocrisy in defending free speech while resisting organized protests, and likens CBTV to movements that challenge commercial television's seduction by consumerism.
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Washington
Serendipity
Washington Post
Coalition For Better Television
CBTV
The
Post
Tom Shales
CBS
Topeka
Kansas
Shales
Timbuktu
Wordsworth
Milton
Mill
Jefferson
Holmes
America
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Ala
Absurd suits against the U S government echo in notes
The writer rails against lawsuits against the federal government over weather forecasts crimes and war deaths arguing there is no superior claimant to sue and contrasting civil rights veterans and Native Americans with waves of claims. He recounts a lighter note about tailgating a trailer emphasizing safety in driving.
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U.S
Weather Bureau
Warren Burger
America
United States
Burger
Armed Services
Air Force
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor signed by the writer in his handwriting with a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Letters should be legible, preferably typewritten, and may be edited for space and clarity, with a 200 word limit.
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Samuel A. Cothran
Scott B. Hunter
A.B. Cubbedge
Sue S. Brown
Rodger Ragan
Sharye A. Whisenant
Meta H. Owens
George F. Will
Dial Soap
Flamingo Road
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
Tertain
Lucy
Charlie Brown
Doonesbury
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