Hart’s Decline Foreshadows a Democratic 1988 Battle
Gary Hart withdraws from the presidential race amid Donna Rice scandal and scrutiny of past affairs and deficits. The exit shifts the 1988 Democratic field toward Jesse Jackson and a crowded slate, as strategists weigh how to rebuild a damaged campaign and political image.
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Miami Herald
Donna Rice
Washington Post
Colorado
Walter Mondale
Hart
Democratic
Jesse Jackson
Arizona
Bruce Babbitt
Massachusetts
Michael Dukakis
Missouri
Richard Gephardt
America
Mondale
New Hampshire
White House
Caribou Coexistence Voices in Arctic Oil Debate
An editorial argues oil development near Prudhoe Bay can coexist with wildlife. It notes the caribou herd grew from 3,000 to over 15,000 in 20 years, musk oxen birds and fish stable, and cites Interior Department findings that a refuge area could yield up to 660 000 barrels daily. It urges Congress to weigh opening the refuge against environmental safeguards and U.S. oil needs.
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Alaska
Prudhoe Bay
Interior Department
Artic National Wildlife Refuge
Interior
Donald Hodel
Hart downfall rooted in hubris and self deception
The column argues Gary Hart's 1988 campaign collapse stemmed from hubris rather than extramarital affairs. It recalls Abe Fortas's downfall and notes Hart's defiant farewell, while condemning press arrogance and stressing how character and leadership matter in presidential politics.
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Gary Hart
Washington
Hart
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Fortas
Observations on Aging Aids and Oddities Stir Lip Service
A column riffs on aging trends and visual aids from glasses to hearing devices, jokes about coin operated traffic signals and gas taxes, and recalls a 50th anniversary hotel memory. It closes with quips about Oral Roberts and PTL.
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South Carolina
Dan Satran
Gorbachev Seeks Summit Amid US NATO Consultation
In Moscow Gorbachev hints at a summit after tentative Soviet US arms talks. Shultz travels to Belgium to brief 10 NATO foreign ministers while Western Europe fears loss of leverage without missiles. The piece warns that SDI and long range power remain central to global strategy.
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Shultz
Moscow
Red Gorbachev
Western Europe
Europe
Gorbachev
NATO
United States
Reagan
Belgium
Soviet Union
Asia
SDI
West
U.S.S.R
Will Rogers
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Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Johnson
Tom Eagleton
Geraldine Ferraro
Hamilton Jordan
Edwin Meese
Richard Allen
Michael Deaver
Phaethon
Helios the Sun
Zeus
Universal Press Syndicate
Ashley
Ogden Nash
Ben Franklin
William D. Hughes
Oral Roberts
Moses
Oral
Conrad Hartz
Elberton, Ga
PTL
Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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