Peres visit tests Israel's socialist economy at stake
The Israeli premier faces a severe 400 percent inflation crisis and dwindling foreign reserves. He seeks U.S. aid while acknowledging cuts and reforms at home may be only the start. The piece argues for shifting from heavy state controls to a market oriented fiscal policy to secure continued American support.
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Middle East
Shimon Peres
Washington
Israel
Peres
United States
Mr. Peres
Reagan
Labor-Likud
House Defeats Compassionate Pain Relief Act
House rejects a measure to permit heroin prescriptions for dying cancer patients amid fears of abuse. Proponents say patients suffer extreme pain while rivals warn of diversion. Supporters vow to refile in the next Congress as illegal heroin flow continues.
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Britain
Canada
United States
Harry Waxman
House
Ashley Sees It and Noted Quotes on Society
A collection of reader opinions and humorous comments on politics religion pet care and everyday life. Fragments include jabs at politicians a proposed motto change and reflections on kudzu and patriotism with brief ad hoc observations and verse.
Readers rally over Aiken Development Standards Law
Letters denounce the October 2 county council action as not true zoning, warn it divides Aiken County into districts with new restrictions, and urge public debate. Critics say Section 609 allows changes with limited notice and hearings, demanding accountability and clarity from lawmakers.
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Aiken County
Callinan
Aiken
Warner
Mary Lou Seymour
Q Bath
Debates Pivot on Beirut Grenada Terror and Foreign Policy
Reagan and Mondale head toward the October 21 debate amid memories of Beirut’s 1983 terrorist bombings and the Grenada invasion. The rivals clash over Nicaragua aid, Israel, Jerusalem, and defense plans including stealth bombers and MX missiles while weighing embassy moves and regional forces.
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Washington
Reagan
Walter F. Mondale
U.S
Beirut
Grenada
United States
Organi
Mondale
Nicaragua
Si Bl
Salvador
Israel
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Quemoy
Matsu
Tra
Barry Goldwater
Westmoreland Libel Suit and CBS Trial Questions
The piece argues Westmoreland’s libel suit against CBS News exposes gaps in journalistic fairness. It likens the CBS program to a public court, questions access to witnesses and due process, and urges journalists to apply courtroom standards to broadcast accusations. It contends First Amendment defense should not override justice.
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William Westmoreland
CBS News
CBS
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
America
Joint Chiefs
Benedict Arnold
Westmoreland
Sam Adams
George Crile
CIA
Adams
Walt Rostow
L.B.J
Gen. Westmoreland
Rostow
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Harry Wood
Aldrich Street
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