Accidental Nuclear Launch and SDI Defense Debate
A scenario of an unauthorized Soviet SS-18 launch toward the Washington Philadelphia corridor prompts a debate on limited defensive options. Senator Sam Nunn urges an Accidental Launch Protection System and possible ABM treaty amendments to permit SDI testing, signaling a shift in defense strategy and treaty reconsideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington-Philadelphia
Soviet Union
Reagan
Sam Nunn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Nunn
Moscow
SDI
Senate
U.S
Are We Grooming Deadbeats For Nation's Highest Office
Guest editorial questions the federal election system as it highlights cases where Gary Hart debts from 1984 exceed 1.1 million and Pat Robertson accepts 4.5 million in matching funds. Jesse Jackson remains ineligible amid bounced checks claims while the piece argues the system rewards those who raise the most cash despite unethical financial practices.
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Gary Hart
Hart
Pat Robertson
FEC
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Simpler wording beats inflated language in journalism
A reader notes that clear plain speech outperforms inflated terms in writing. Examples abound from Washington to local papers where words like utilize, finalized, or militarily orientated replace simpler forms. The column urges concise, direct usage and cautions against jargon that obscures meaning.
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Faira
Genevieve Shoemaker
Washington, D.C
House of Representatives
Civil Service
Washington
Army
American Legion Magazine
Fae Cee Erinly
Ivan Boesky
Ortega Ultimatum Reevaluates US Contra Aid Policy
Ortega threatens to renounce concessions if Congress votes military aid to the contras. He seeks to use the Contadora process and liberal media to influence US policy, while Nicaragua’s internal balance shifts toward contra gains and Sandinista weakness. The piece frames this as a test of American nerve and presidential control of foreign policy.
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New York City
Daniel Ortega
America
Hans Vaihinger
Ortega
Nicaragua
Contras
Contadora
Congress
Arias
Jim Wright
D-Texas
Democrats
U.S
Pauline
Wright
House
Quote collage and bus seatbelt debate reader letters
A jumble of quotations from political and public figures followed by letters debating school bus seatbelts. The excerpt surveys opinions from Tammy Bakker Pat Schroeder Pat Robertson and others, then presents a long reader view on whether seatbelts should be required on school buses and practical counterarguments.
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Porsche
Tammy Bakker
Pat Schroeder
Pat Robertson
Gary Hart
Hartpence
Lee Hart
Margaret Thatcher
Ayatollah Knomeimi
Richard Nixon
White House
George M. Feldner
Yemassee
Marty Feldner
Warwick
N.Y
Marty
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Seoul
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Best Products Co., Inc
Buchholzer Blvd
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Imes
Ashley Cooper
By Ashley Cooper
Henry Kissinger
Jane Fonda
Forest W. Nelson
Green Heron Drive
John's Island
Jr, Reid
North Carolina
Tar Heels
J.r.’S
ACC
Reid
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Duke
al McGuire
Ferry
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