France backs Mitterrand with large Socialist parliament
French voters gave President Francois Mitterrand a strong Socialist majority in the 491 seat Chamber of Deputies ensuring control over government without Communist partners. The massive vote reduces Communist influence and avoids Gaullist stalemate, though historians warn of a risky, brake-less path for reform.
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Francois Mitterrand
Chamber of Deputies
Communist Party
Mitterand
France
Chamber
Mitterrand
Knight and Knight Ridder Era Span Shows Joust of Press
In a caustic column the writer critiques Cubs ownership and press ethics while praising John S Knight and his Knight Ridder leadership. The piece links sports business and editorial independence to broader Supreme Court debates and the protection of individual rights under changing economic rules.
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Jack Knight
Cemeeener
Knight-Ridder
Jim
The
Knights
Supreme Court
Solomon
Letters on school discipline and library funding in Aiken
Readers urge the Aiken County Council to restore the library budget and object to lax discipline in schools. Others commend local media coverage of May Mental Health Month and thank the Aiken Standard for community reporting.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Mental Health Assoc
Aiken Standard
Sarah Caskey
Betty Nichols
Mental Health Association
Israel defies world opinion on Iraq reactor attack
The piece analyzes Israel's raid on Iraq's nuclear reactor amid Cold War tensions. It argues Israel faced pressure to deter a potential Iraqi bomb, notes US skepticism about intelligence estimates, critiques world opinion, and warns of dangerous deterrence dynamics and policy contradictions between Washington and Moscow.
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Iraq
Tigris
Euphrates
Israel
Poland
Middle East
Suez
Europe
Hungary
Percy
U.S
Tel Aviv
PLO
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