Official Leak Study Reveals Motives and Public Good
Associated Press reports on the Reagan White House leak culture, noting past leaks and a Brookings study by Stephen Hess. The piece outlines seven leak types including ego, goodwill, policy, animus, trial balloon, whistleblower, and no purpose, plus a no-purpose variation. It concludes leaks often embarrass officials yet can inform the public and encourage accountability.
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Stephen Hess
Brookings Institution
Washington
Hess
White House
Departments of State, Defense, and Transportation
Food and Drug Administration
Reagan plan to release Grenada documents and secret speech
The Reagan administration says it will release selected Grenada documents captured last fall, including a secret speech by the late president.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Grenada
Phelps highlighted for philanthropy and 1982 Grenada speech noted
The article profiles Miss Phelps for long time community service and philanthropy including founding the first Girl Scout troop in Aiken in 1920 and donating land for a camp. It also notes her 1981 local honors and a 1959 donation of her mother's rare horticultural books to the University of South Carolina. In a separate report, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop’s 1982 confidential speech details a tactical alliance with bourgeois elements to avoid U S intervention, and U S officials plan to release Grenadan party papers.
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Veterans’ Hospitals
American Red Cross
Miss Phelps
Phelps Foundation
Aiken
Eureka
Cofitachiqui
Maurice Bishop
United States
Bishop
New Jewel Movement
U.S
USS
Associated Press
UAW GM talks show progress but large gaps remain
Detroit Reuters report says after a 19 hour session the UAW and General Motors paused for a day while unions note significant differences on job security and wages. 62,000 workers were on strike across nine states, with 58,000 after one California plant settled. Talks aim for a national agreement guiding 390,000 UAW workers at GM, potentially shaping future talks with Ford. Local strikes continue at 12 plants, risking parts backups and production delays if unresolved.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
UAW
California
Owen Bieber
Donald Ephlin
GM Council
Ford Motor Co
Mark White
Chevrolet
Marion
Ind
White
Fisher Body
Flint
Mich
Buick
Fred Craig
van Nuys
Calif
Bay
Associated Press
Wendell Smith
Bowling Green
Charles Starkey
Wilmington
Del
Oceans Loom As Frontier Of The Future
Washington AP United States expands offshore territory to 3.9 billion acres beyond the former 2.3 billion as oceans become a vast frontier for energy and mineral resources. Dallas Peck of the US Geological Survey cites exploration efforts and NOAA studies while policymakers debate how to use new wealth. Offshore development battles loom in Congress next year.
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Washington
Reagan White House
Reagan
Pentagon
Congress
General Accounting Office
GAO
Washington Post
Secretary of Defense
Caspar Weinberger
America
Dallas Peck
U.S. Geological Survey
Peck
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oregon
National Advisory Committee On Oceans and Atmosphere
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Moscow
Ukraine
Mike Feinsilber
Phelps
The
American Association of University Women
Gambia
Pappy’s
Park Avenue, S.E
CSRA
Aiken Jaycees County Fair
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