Retaliation For Murder: Israel Invades Lebanon
The piece details Israeli air raids on Beirut and Lebanese cities in retaliation for the London ambassdor shooting, the ensuing casualties, and the subsequent invasion of Lebanon. It notes PLO rocket and artillery responses, one Israeli soldier killed, and includes reactions from U.N. Security Council and U.S. officials about cease fire and arms aid.
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Raphael Eytan
London
Beirut
Menachem Begin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
United Nations Security Council
Putting Bureaucrats In Their Place
The piece argues for a federal bill making agencies pay bills on time or face interest charges. It proposes a 30 day payment period with a 15 day interest free grace, and a formula based late interest on current borrowing costs. The author jokes about agencies being forced out of business if they dodge payments.
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Congress
St. Louis
Shades of Big Bill Tilden and Wilander sportsmanship
Ashley Cooper notes how fair play reemerges in tennis as Mats Wilander corrects a line judge at the French Open, replaying a point after Clerc was ruled out. The piece muses on sportsmanship, McEnroe, and a lighter look at travel tips and weather jokes.
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Bill Tilden
Tilden
Jimmy Connors
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander
Erry
Jose-Luis Clerc
Mats
Clerc
Magne Mats Wilander
McEnroe
Franklin longed for the turkey as national symbol
The piece recalls Benjamin Franklin's quip that the turkey is a more respectable native American bird than the bald eagle. It notes Congress chose the eagle in 1782, Reagan's National Bald Eagle Day in 1982, and discusses the Endangered Species Act, with eagle status and protections across states, and historical extinctions.
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Washington
Benjamin Franklin
America
Congress
Reagan
Franklin
Turkey
North America
Peter Steinhart
National Wildlife Magazine
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
James G. Watt
Alaska
Canada
Martha
Cincinnati Zoo
William Blake
Reagan's Chief Economist and Economics Debates
A commentary praising President Reagan's economic approach critiques inflation as not inevitable and argues tax increases are unnecessary. It highlights the president's stance against high interest rates and warns Americans are overusing credit. It cites economists like Burns and Laffer and notes shifts in policy thinking.
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Lindley Clark
Reagan
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
Arthur Burns
Arthur Laffer
White House
Martin Anderson
Paul Roberts
Federal Reserve Board
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Aiken Standard
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Aiken
S.C
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U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Alexander Haig
Chicago
Globe-Democrat
Ashley Cooper
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Lacey
Bill Webster
FBIS
Ben Franklin
Richard L. Worsnop
U.S
Paul Harvey
Economics
Milton Friedman
Ludwig von Mises
California
Ronald Reagan
Fed
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