Small Territories as Possible Crises Sparks Caution
The piece argues that the Falklands crisis could presage future territorial grabs, citing St Pierre and Miquelon as a potential target and recalling Mexico's El Chamizal dispute. It notes Britain’s stance against land grabs, lists other claimed territories, and highlights Bouvet Island’s negligible impact and remote location.
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Falklands Islands
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundland
North America
France
Canada
Argentina
Falklands
Marc Plantegenest
Paris
le Monde
Mexico
el Chamizal
International Arbitration Commission
United States
Kennedy
Johnson
Britain
London
Gibraltar
Spain
Guatemala
Belize
British Honduras
Venezuela
Guyana
British Guiana
Australia
Denmark
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Portugal
Greenland
Faroe Islands
France Faces Economic Struggles After Socialist Victory
A year after Mitterrand's election supporters praise style but critics warn that socialist policy has driven higher taxes, inflation, a widening deficit, and unemployment toward nine percent. Devaluation fears persist as private investment falls and capital exits despite prohibitions.
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Francois Mitterrand
Socialist Party
Mitterrand
Giscard d’Estaing
France
Mr. Mitterrand
Editorial Calls for Fraud Prevention in Federal Benefit Programs
A guest editorial argues federal benefit fraud costs taxpayers up to 25 billion annually. It urges top level investigators, preemptive anti fraud units, and a shift from post crime detection to prevention to curb abuse across Medicaid and welfare programs.
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U.S
Justice Department
Department
National Institute of Justice
Treasury
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Japan Far Out Front The Robots Are Here
Robots transform U.S. and world manufacturing offering 10 to 90 percent productivity gains in many plants. Experts warn of job displacement alongside rising output as microprocessors reduce costs and sensors expand deployment over the next decade.
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Joseph Engelberger
Animation Inc
Artoo Detoo
U.S
Charles Rosen
Machine Intelligence Corp
Palo Alto
Calif
Japan
United States
IBM
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Bendix Corp
General Motors
George Brosseau
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C
Letters to the Editor and a premature college graduate
A reader criticizes Senator Hollings over a proposed 1983 tax cut in a May 20 1982 broadcast and urges voting against him. Another letter ridicules a 12 year old who graduated from college as too young to contribute and notes societal expectations for youths.
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Ernest F. Hollings
Senate
Hollings
Aiken Standard Letters to Editor Policy
The Aiken Standard seeks signed letters with handwriting or typed form and include the writer's mailing address. Anonymous letters are rejected. All letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Send to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29801.
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Aiken Standard
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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Jeff Nichols
Heathwood
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