Our View on a North American Common Market
An editorial argues Europe’s 320 million population and a planned common market could push the United States toward a North American arrangement with Canada and Mexico. It cites Gramm and Richardson proposals, Canada free trade, and Mosbacher optimism, noting Mexico’s opposition but urging persistence for a regional market.
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Caribbean
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Reagan
U. Canada
Carlos Salinas de Gotari
Mossbacher
Disbanding Crime Strike Force Not Good Move By Lawmaker
Congress and law enforcement oppose Attorney General Thornburgh plans to fold 14 regional organized crime strike forces into 23 US Attorneys offices starting January 1. Critics say the merge weakens long term investigations and risks elevating high profile cases over steady, expert-led mob prosecutions. Edward McDonald, a former Brooklyn Strike Force prosecutor, condemns the plan as ill conceived and counterproductive.
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Rudolph Giuliani
Thornlough
Edward McDonald
Mouse Typewriter Tales From Virginia Rural Life
A Virginia mountain cabin diary recounts a strange Christmas season battle with a poison pellet–seeking mouse. The writer describes jamming a 40 year old Underwood typewriter, pelleted traps from Orkin, and a bowling mouse knocking walnuts like pins, ending with a postmortem deer mouse finding.
Mexico and U S diplomacy sparks sharp debate over invasion blame
A tongue in cheek dialogue argues Mexico's condemnation of the U S invasion in Panama and border amnesty sparking tensions. It contrasts sharp criticism with outright condemnation, noting Latin American sensitivities and historical land issues while wondering about retaliation options.
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Anti-Defamation Outfit
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Decade of 80s: US front pages shift to Europe and Iran crisis
A decade after 1979 when Eastern Europe barely appeared on NYT front pages, the Times now places Europe center stage. The 1979 Tehran hostage crisis, Carter and Kennedy politics, and OPEC oil spikes shaped headlines as Mikhail Gorbachev rose to prominence a year later.
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