Could Chernobyl Be Remembered as a World Event
The AP listed ten world changing events since AD 1001 and Chernobyl could join them if Soviet damage or agriculture harms global markets and radiation affects nearby populations. Uncertainty remains as details from the USSR are scarce and long term impacts are speculative.
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Chernobyl
Associated Press
Europe
China
America
Soviet Union
Kremlin
United States
Afghanistan
Sanctuary conflict ends with convictions for sanctuary activists
Eight of eleven sanctuary activists are convicted of crimes including conspiracy to smuggle Salvadorans and Guatemalans. Judge Earl Carroll states good motive is not a defense to intentional crime. The case highlights a clash between sanctuary groups and federal immigration policy under the 1980 Refugee Act.
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United States
U.S
Earl Carroll
Tucson
Sanctuary Movement
More pies and maxed tempers between France and U S over Libya raid
Anger grows as France blocks U S bombers from flying over its territory during the Libya raid. Parody on state TV shows a Johnny Carson pieing a French actor, while a New York French correspondent cites hostile reviews of a French film. Andre Point asks if Americans envy French culture and sophistication.
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U.S
Libya
Johnny Carson
New York
Andre Point
Voodoo Economics Wins Big by Senate Tax Reform
The piece outlines the rise of supply-side tax ideas, praising a Finance Committee bill that cuts top rates and corporate tax, broadens the base, and ends some deductions. It criticizes six month timing of deductions, notes retained benefits, and warns inflation effects on capital gains taxes. The reform aims to boost work, investment, and overall economic growth.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Trucks on highways draw mixed but respectful letters
Ashley Cooper reports readers respond to a column about trucks as the largest nuisance on highways. People defend truckers, emphasize safety and routine, and note regulations, training, and the impact of trucks on urban life, economy, and road safety with a wide range of views.
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J. Richards Todd
The
S.C. Trucking Association, Inc
Pat Thomas
Ladson
Smokey
Bea
Ashley
Kim Miller
Walterboro
USC
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North Carolina
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