Ambassador Kirkpatrick Calls For Targeted Aid Cuts at U.N.
The United Nations ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick urged suspending aid to nations opposing U S interests at the U N. She argued America should reward allies and cut support to non aligned states that frequently denounce the U S in General Assembly urging Congress to act.
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
United Nations
United States
U.S
World Organization
U.N
Uncle Sam
America
Kirkpatrick
General Assembly
United States Congress
Congressmen chase warm places on overseas junkets
An article notes many members of Congress take international fact finding missions—junkets—spending January abroad in Brazil Greece Mozambique Tanzania Egypt and other destinations while the U.S. public pays. Senator John Glenn visits Barbados and Rep Don Fuqua plans Antarctica research. The bill arrives by Form 1040 due April 15.
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Florida
California
Barbados
Virgin Islands
Spain
Central
South America
Africa
Congress
United States
Brazil
Greece
Mozambique
Tanzania
Egypt
Washington
John Glenn
America
Don Fuqua
Antarctica
Farmers Face Foreclosure Pressure and Moratorium Calls
The piece argues farmers in Colorado and Ohio risk losing farms to foreclosure amid rising land values and high debt. It notes Allegheny County sheriffs resisting mortgage auctions and contends debt moratoriums are unjust, urging government to let markets adjust without broad relief.
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Colorado
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Thought For Today Shallow Men Believe In Luck
Emerson quote from 1803 to 1882 highlights a critique of relying on luck. It contrasts hollow views with the need for action and character in daily life.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Reagan picks Heckler signals me too politics shift
The nomination of former Rep. Margaret Heckler, a liberal feminist, to head Health and Human Services marks a retreat of Reagan's administration toward a pragmatic liberal policy stance. Her record on the ERA and welfare highlights tensions with conservative Reaganites as critics warn the choice defeats the anti big government message.
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Washington
Margaret Heckler
Health and Human Services
Ronald Reagan
Heckler
Congress
Reagan
James Baker
White House
HHS
Liberal Democrats
Askew emergence as antiabortion Democratic dark horse 1984
In a year of evolving political battles the Florida Governor Reubin Askew stands out as the sole antiabortion candidate among Democrats. His stance could consolidate pro life votes in primaries while others split the coalition. Elsewhere Time Magazine critiques death penalty while Social Security faces reform debates and governmental leaks spark unrest. A Federal Judge in Alabama upholds school prayer but higher courts are expected to overturn.
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Reubin Askew
Florida
Askew
Time Magazine
ACLU
Alabama
College courses shape the mind and a Kennedy Hollings note
The author questions the necessity of some college requirements and notes a shift toward challenging courses. A columnist cites a 1984 presidential ticket rumor involving Teddy Kennedy and Fritz Hollings, while Lee Bandy recalls Kennedy choosing Hollings to escort him at the Jan 3 swearing in and hints at efforts to mend their strained friendship during the 98th Congress.
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Teddy Kennedy
Fritz Hollings
Teddy
Fritz
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hollings
Paul Tsongas
Dmass
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
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Ambassador Kilpatrick
M. Stanton Evans
Joseph Sobran
Supreme Court
Auschwitz
Alger Hiss
Moscow
Michael Straight
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ashley Cooper
Dale Carnegie
Lee Bandy
Columbia State
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