Terrorism Transcends Politics Tokyo Conferees Make Progress
The Tokyo summit of seven leading democracies produced a broad consensus on key issues and a strong joint stance against terrorism, with Reagan unifying efforts toward pressures on Libyan and other states. They urged currency cooperation, criticized the USSR over Chernobyl, and pledged to discuss tariff reductions while delaying firm timelines.
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Tokyo
Reagan
Khadafy
Francois Mitterrand
France
America
Libya
London
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Margaret Thatcher
U.S.S.R
United States
Navy Carriers Core To U S Defense, 75th Aviation Anniversary
The piece traces naval aviation from early seaplane experiments at North Island to today’s $33 million F-14s, arguing carriers remain essential despite debates over large warships. It notes carriers’ role in World War I, crises since, and recent Libya action, urging continued strength of carrier battle groups and air wings.
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South Pacific
Bering Sea
Caribbean
Persian Gulf
U.S. Navy
Air Arm
Navy
Theodore G. Ellyson
Glenn Curtiss
North Island
San Diego
Washington I. Chambers
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Sen
Gary Hart
Congress
Military Reform Caucus
America
Libya
Rabies clinic needle practice sparks health concerns
A reader alleges repeated use of a single needle at Aiken County rabies clinics for multiple animals including a house cat that later developed cystitis. The writer criticizes county practice and urges scrutiny, while adding a separate political religious rant about abortion.
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Aiken
Aiken County Health Department
Columbia
NBC News Criticized for Abbas Interview Veiling Terrorist Location
Column argues NBC News violated journalism duties by airing Palestinian guerrilla Mohamad Abbas while keeping his whereabouts secret. It says safeguarding a man charged with murder compromises ethics, contrasts NBC stance with other papers, and urges transparency and accountability in reporting.
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United States
Reagan
NBC News
Mohammad ‘Abbas
Leon Klinghoffer
Lawrence Grossman
State Department
Chernobyl
U.S
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
The
Los Angeles Times
Abbas
Emily Dickinson Emerges as Equal to Whitman in Poetic Canon
Washington column argues Emily Dickinson, long isolated in Amherst, now regarded as Whitman’s equal among American poets. Notes Dickinson’s vivid imagery and aphoristic wit, despite formal quirks and life in seclusion. Traces critical reevaluation from 1950s editions to Sewall biography (1974).
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Washington
Walt Whitman
Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Belle
Amherst
Dickinson
England
Richard B. Sewall
Louis Untermeyer
Sewall
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Richard L. Worsnop
Bright
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