Nation expands naval support in war on drugs
The article notes a stepped up effort using Navy ships and Coast Guard cooperation to interdict drug smuggling off Florida. A new National Narcotics Border Interdiction System under Vice President Bush mobilizes military assets to track suspect vessels and planes, with regional task forces and potential naval crewed roaction to curb trafficking.
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George Bush
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Throwing Money At Education In DC Won’t Fix It
A guest editorial argues federal funding has failed to raise DC public school outcomes. It notes DC spends about 3,070 annually per pupil yet 1981 graduation rate lags at 54.6 percent with 43.4 percent dropouts. The piece criticizes Congress NEA and the Heritage Foundation over education policy.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Segregation Backlash Prompts Rhetoric On Rights
A Chicago discourse warns of renewed segregation in dating services and workplaces amid legal cases. Rev. Clay Evans urges blacks to unite behind Mayor Harold Washington, launching a “war” on litter, drugs, vandalism, and degradation to rebuild community standards in a city facing racial tensions.
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Harold Washington
Two Shadows On The Eighties
A critical essay reviews postwar revolutions and the rise of Communist influence, arguing the next Western vulnerability could be Mexico and South Africa. It traces history from 1940s Eastern Europe to 1980s geopolitics, noting left intellectuals and media as drivers of revolutionary faith and warning of a Western misreading of Marxism.
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Humorous Clips Mix Politics Voices and Daily Life
A collage of quips and observations covers politics culture and everyday life from Coast to Midwest. Cartoonish jabs on Congress weather aging and media mix with anecdotes about a diner sign a celebrity diary remark and a shapeshifting opera ending.
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