Soviets See Profit in Turner Sponsored Goodwill Games
The essay argues Ted Turner used the Goodwill Games to spread Soviet public diplomacy while the event flopped financially. It notes Moscow sealed off, censored speeches, and questions detente, predicting Olympic impact and possible 1988 Seoul participation tied to North Korea.
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Ted Turner
Soviet Union
Moscow
Lenin
Turner
Mr. Turner
Seattle
Seoul
South Korea
North Korea
Bury Apartheid Save The People Says Reagan Editorial
The guest editorial praises President Reagan for supporting dismantling apartheid while urging moderates to seek a nonviolent future in South Africa. It argues against embargoing the South African economy and warns that cutting ties could unleash instability and harm black workers’ opportunities. The piece cites Reagan’s caution against abandoning flawed regimes and questions the consequences of Western disengagement.
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Reagan
South Africa
Pretoria
Iran
Nicaragua
Congress
United States
U.S
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
Hadley’s The Straw Giant Attacks U.S. Defense
Veteran reporter Arthur T. Hadley argues the United States faces a “straw giant” military due to six core failures. He cites interservice rivalry, flawed organization, and the McNamara era as key causes, while praising some leaders and urging reform and expanded roles for women.
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Washington
Random House
Arthur T. Hadley
Hadley
Congress
Vietnam
Beirut
Reflections On The Royal Wedding And TV Coverage
The piece mocks heavy TV coverage of the royal wedding of the duke of York and the British press. It critiques American commentators and CBS News cost cuts while noting public fascination with pageantry and royal pomp. It contrasts monarchy with politics and media triviality.
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Duke of York
Fergie
England
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
South Africa
Britain
Britannia
Daily Mirror of
London
CBS News
George Herman
Haywood Hale
Doylestown
CBS
My Country Tis of Thee and Civic Reflections
SALLIE C. Chaney asks if My Country Tis of Thee is being phased out as patriotism shifts cosmopolitan. ALICE Ramsey notes Thurmond and Hollings cross-party cooperation, praising their steady service and the political calculus behind grants like the waterfront park in Joe Riley’s city.
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Sallie C. Chaney
Church St
Sweet Land of Liberty
America the Beautiful
Alice Ramsey
Alice
Sen. Thurmond
Sen. Hollings
Washington
Pee Wee Gaskins
Jack the Ripper
Thurmond
Fritz
Strom
South Carolina
Joe Riley
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Europe
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Indi
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Senate
Elvis Presley
Durwood Sawyer
Maria von Shriver
Wyer
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Shriver
Sawyer
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Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Mikes
Brandis
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