Air Traffic Controllers Abuse of Tax Free Payouts Revealed
Paul Harvey argues that a 1974 change to the Federal Employees Compensation Act let air controllers retire tax free at 75 percent of full pay by claiming job related disability. He cites Purdue and Delaware studies showing rising disability claims from 670 in 1975 to 1,257 the next year and alleges abuse to secure early retirement. He connects the trend to broader public support shifts during Reaganomics and strikes.
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Purdue University
University of Delaware
Is Reagan Recruiting Democrats
Reagan hints he may persuade conservative Democrats to switch and criticizes the party for not offering a clear liberal alternative. The piece discusses potential defections around 1984 if Kennedy is the Democratic nominee and notes risks for Republican challengers while outlining economic strains on Main Street and Wall Street sentiment.
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Washington
Reagan
Fortune Magazine
Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
Howard Baker
Wall Street
Main Street
Haig accuses USSR of breaching biological weapons bans
Secretary Haig cites suspected Soviet use of lethal mycotoxins in Afghanistan and supply to Vietnam Laos forces, with refugees reporting bombing by Soviet aircraft. He urges UN monitors and access to sites, arguing treaties lack value without verifiable compliance.
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Alexander Haig
United States
Haig
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Laos
Pakistan
Hanoi
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
State Department
United Nations
U.N
Moscow
Expensive Dining At Pentagon Draws Congressional Attention
Lawmakers question military meal costs as wasteful excess. Rep. Les Aspin cites Navy lunches costing 31 dollars for a sole filet while admirals pay only 4 dollars, with Air Force and Army meals around 12 to 15 dollars. Civilian officials in Washington also use private dining rooms, suggesting broader savings.
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Pentagon
Congress
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Navy
Air Force
Army
Washington
Suzuki the Pacemaker of a Weak Japanese Government
The Liberal Democratic Party labels Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki as Mr Fish and a cipher as Western critics call him. At 70, Suzuki is seen as Japan’s weakest postwar leader, elevated by a party wary of bold rivals and aided by bureaucrats and faction bosses who steer policy. His tenure has included a faltering foreign policy stance, a slim 35 percent approval, and a looming budget austerity battle that could cut social spending.
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Liberal Democratic Party
Fish
Zenko
Zenko Suzuki
Japan
Suzuki
Diet-Japan
United States
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