ANZUS under pressure as New Zealand votes for Labor
The Labor Party's victory in New Zealand pledges to bar nuclear armed and nuclear powered U S Navy ships from ports, threatening ANZUS binding United States and Australia. Prime Minister wrongdoings blamed for producer dip and dollar drop, with stakes for regional security and Soviet naval power.
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New Zealand
United States
Australia
Labor
U.S. Navy
David Lange
National Party
Robert Muldoon
Muldoon
U.S
NATO
Anzus
Southwest Pacific
Europe
Labor Party
Japan
Soviet Union
Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
South Pacific
New
George Shultz
A South Carolinian Reflects on a New Hampshire Politician Brother
The narrator recounts his younger brother Teach a retired New Hampshire schoolteacher who shifted into politics. Teach won a Con Con seat by one vote and contemplates the state house run. NH pays $36 for Con Con twelve sessions and $200 for two years in the legislature. NH features no general income tax and low taxes, yet gaps in services prompt concern.
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New Hampshire
Teach
New Hampshire House of Representatives
Con Con
New England
Massachusetts
South Carolina
The Preacherman Unloaded on Jackson Mondale Night
Walter Mondale watched Jesse Jackson deliver a 50 minute national television moment at the Democratic convention. Jackson apologized for campaign missteps, urged Jewish forgiveness, and sought unity with blacks and whites amid platform clashes. The speech energized Mondale supporters and exposed Jackson as a towering orator on the national stage.
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San Francisco
Walter Mondale
Jesse Jackson
Mondale
Jesse
Fritz
Jackson
Charles Bowser
Philadelphia
Bowser
Ted Kennedy
Mario Cuomo
Richard Nixon
Moscone Center
America
Huntsville
Ala
Pal
Whitney Phipps
Paul Tukly
Gary Hart
Central America
Manfred Ohrenstein
Manhattan
Ivan Itkin
Pittsburgh
Reagan criticized as actor not leader in speaker letter
A reader argues Reagan would not win re election praising Gov Cuomo's speech and condemning the Republican Party as the privileged elite. The letter urges voters to examine issues and defeat Reagan, signed by Harry Wood.
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Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Gov. Cuomo
Republican Party
Big Business
Harry Wood
Aldrich Street
Alzheimer's disease support calls for action and aid
Diane Veto highlights the damage Alzheimer's inflicts on families who drain life savings for possible help. The piece urges federal support for victim care and congratulates Aiken County's Alzheimer's Disease Support Group. The writer commits to contacting Washington representatives including Ferraro Pepper Heinz, urging others to write as well.
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Diane
Aiken County
Washington
Geraldine Ferraro
Rep
Claude Pepper
House
John Heinz
Playhouse Thanks Aiken Standard for Playhouse Feature
A reader credits the Aiken Standard for guiding interest in the Aiken Community Playhouse summer productions. The letter expresses appreciation for the newspaper's write ups prompting attendance and support.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Community Playhouse
Playhouse
Assembly Ends Long Session with State Dance Approval
The six month session ended with approval of making the Shag the state dance and a ten percent raise for teachers. Lawmakers meanwhile boosted their own pay by about fifty percent, with Sen Rembert Dennis terming the move a compromise while critics called it gall and brass. Rep Crosby Lewis and Sen Heyward McDonald demand accountability from teachers, yet offered no pledge to improve assembly performance.
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General Assembly
Sen
Rembert Dennis
Assembly
Gall
Brass
Crosby Lewis
Heyward McDonald
Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard
The newspaper invites signed letters with the writer’s handwriting and mailing address for publication. Anonymous messages are rejected. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Address submissions to Letters to the Editor at P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken
S.C
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