Reform For Farm Support by OECD Nations
Ministers from 24 industrialized countries outlined a plan to cut farm support programs costing over 100 billion annually. The accord favors direct income payments over price guarantees to curb overproduction and align subsidies with market demand.
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Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
United States
Lawmaker Seeks 90 Day Notice for Plant Closings
The Metzenbaum bill would require 90 days for layoffs or plant closings involving 50 or more workers and 180 days for 500 or more. It also mandates union and local government consultation and threatens fines back pay and lawsuits for noncompliance. Critics warn it could cripple smaller firms and hinder steel industry restructuring.
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Congress
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
Gordon Humphrey
R-N.h
Sen. Metzenbaum
Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Senate
GOP
Merrill Lynch & Co
United States
Sen. Humphrey
America
Future Is On Trial In Congressional Irongate Hearings
A Los Angeles Times opinion piece argues the Iran-contra hearings reveal a clash between executive foreign policy power and congressional control over the purse. It warns the trial exposes the future of U S policy more than past misdeeds and calls for clarity beyond legalism.
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Future
New York City
Congress
Beirut
Central America
Tower Commission
Congressional
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Morality and U S Policy Clash Over Nicaragua Totalitarianism
The piece argues that American concern for human rights should resist totalitarianism and criticizes both the Sandinistas and contras for abuses. It cites the killing of Benjamin Linder and compares historic atrocities across regimes to condemn U S aid policy.
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Nicaragua
Benjamin Linder
U.S
Village Voice
Americas Watch
Witness For Peace
United States
South Africa
Winnie Mandela
Linder
Jesse Jackson
Central America
Reaching Out to Break a Lonely Wall
A letter advises P L to take gradual steps to connect with others and build real friendships through prayer and church involvement. It stresses that hurt can be turned into empathy, urges active Bible study, and cites Proverbs 18 24 and Jeremiah 31 3 about faithful love guiding the process.
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Dr. Graham
P.L
Christ
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