Arms free Europe in sight as NATO talks advance
Our view argues that after 15 years of debate East and West are near a conventional arms agreement in Europe. NATO negotiators in Vienna presented Bush’s proposal to Warsaw Pact, aiming for equal force levels and reduced troops tanks and aircraft, with verification challenges noted. Agreement could pave talks to curb battlefield nuclear weapons, signaling rapid security restructuring and a need for Western leadership to match pace.
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Bush
Europe
East
NATO
Vienna
Mikhail Gorbachev
Warsaw Pact
Bucharest
West
Western Alliance
Letters to the Editor on pensions and abortion rights in South Carolina
A reader protests congressional bounties on Chrysler and the savings and loan industry, calls for spending cuts, and contrasts pension policies with Ollie North. Another author argues for abortion rights, praising Roe v Wade, urging South Carolina lawmakers to keep abortion legal and defend women's rights against prohibitions.
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Congress
Chrysler
Savings & Loans
Ollie North
Jim Wright
Forest H. Smith, Jr
Hillcrest Dr
North Augusta
South Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Missouri
Abortion Debate Tests Rationality Across Parties
A National Committee official warns the abortion controversy will intensify after the Supreme Court ruling allowing state limits on first trimester abortions. He cites Ellie Smeal and Phyllis Schlafly as symbols of the clash, urging civility and moderated rhetoric to avoid a divisive national fight. The piece notes history of pro choice and pro life tactics, public polling edges, and the challenge for lawmakers to balance passion with reason.
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National Organization For Women
Schlafly
Sugar Ra Leonard
Tommy Hearns
Lawrence Welk
Right To
Baltimore Sun
Hagerstown
White House
Molly Yard
NOW
Supreme Court
Congress
Stealth Batplane Faces Congress and Sticker Shock
The B 2 stealth bomber, with beetle shaped fuselage and batlike wings, faces heavy congressional opposition over its half a billion price per plane and eight billion dollar annual cost. Lawmakers compare it to costly past programs and doubt funding can be sustained amid Reagan era defense spending.
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Congress
Air
4Th Street
Donald Trump
Larry Hopkins
Air Force Brass
Washington
Pentagon
Bill Dickinson
R-Ala
Air Force
Reagan
Herbert Bateman
R-Va
Aspin
Dickinson
Smithsonian
Abortion debate sparks reflections on conscience and law
A guest column questions similarities between abortion and other killings while arguing a free country should not overly police personal choices. The piece weighs biblical verses against modern actions like military, police force, and capital punishment, urging personal conscience to guide choices.
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Vasant
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Les Aspin
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Larry Welch
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D-Cole
Welch
Ron Dellums
D-Calif
Libya
John Kasich
Ohio
U.S
Brent Musburger
Aaron, Erin
Aaron
Erin
Westinghouse
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