Reagan Criticizes Nicaragua Aid Vote as Defying Freedom
The piece outlines President Reagan’s stance that Congress voting against aid to the Nicaraguan rebels signals support for a totalitarian Marxist regime in the Americas. It notes Ortega’s Marxist Leninist doctrine, Sandinista arms from the Soviet bloc, and Nicaragua’s UN alignment with the Soviet bloc.
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Mozambique
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United States
Somoza
Daniel Ortega
Moscow
Havana
Cuba
Soviet Union
Ortega
Humberto
Central America
United Nations
Afghanistan
Korean Airlines
Hayden’s shift questioned as wartime past resurfaces
A critical column revisits former war protestor Tom Hayden, now a Santa Monica Malibu assemblyman. It argues his past radicalism clashes with his current mainstream stance and urges readers to weigh his evolved image against his outspoken Vietnam era protests and remarks.
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California
Democratic
Santa Monica
Malibu
Sacramento
Hayden
Jane Fonda
U.S
Agent Orange
Washington, D.C
Canada
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Water and policy frame a durable public concern
In a reflective piece, the author links water scarcity, safety, and policy to everyday life. EPA and Safe Drinking Water Act debates appear alongside global contrasts from Africa and the Middle East, urging vigilant water stewardship and no political tinkering with essential supply. The essay closes with a stark warning to U.S. leaders not to tamper with water safeguards.
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America
David A. Sodeman
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States
New Orleans
Mississippi
Amnesty International Opens New File on Queens Police Brutality
Amnesty International in London opens a file on alleged electric stun gun use by the Queens police to interrogate prisoners. The piece questions U.S. tolerance of police brutality, noting torture is illegal in New York and criticizing selective scrutiny by the State Department.
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Amnesty International
Iran
Soviet Union
Chile
London
106Th
Queens
N.Y
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Pakistan
New York
Amnesty
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U.S
Zambia
State Dent
Congress
Switzerland
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Angola
Poland
Cuba
Ethiopia
China
Uruguay
Arkansas
KGB
South Asia
Cambodia
Liberia
Dream Becomes Reality Athens Daily News celebrates 20 years
In Athens Georgia a small group led by Claude Williams and Glenn Vaughn Jr launched the Athens Daily News in 1965 amid laughter and risk. The reunion recalls early days with Wade Sage Ben Hecht like ambition, rival Banner-Herald, and a newsroom crafting a community mirror. The paper’s underdog story and its birth still resonate as Vaughn reflects on starting anew.
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Claude Williams
Atlanta
Glenn Vaughn, Jr
Athens Daily News
People
The
Daily News
Wade Sage
Wade
Glenn Vaughn
Ben Hecht
Banner-Herald
Larry Young
Larry
Lyndon Johnson
Sen
Richard Russell
Winder
Browney Stephens
Cecil Dill
Columbus
Aiken Standard Calls for Signed Letters to the Editor
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor for publication. Letters must be signed with the writer’s handwriting and include a mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered. Letters should be brief, legible, and may be edited for space and libel.
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Aiken
S.C
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