Dole hints at pushing SALT II ratification stance
Editorial notes Senator Robert Dole of Kansas may seek Senate ratification of SALT II after Reagan exceeded treaty limits to respond to Soviet violations. The piece lines up Dole behind the president, urging Congress to back or challenge the move, and to show public where lawmakers stand on U.S. arms balance.
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Senate
Robert Dole
Kansas
Reagan
Dole
Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
U.S
Sen. Dole
Ozal Walks Tight Line on Iran Syria and Iraq War
Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Ozal tells Dale Van Atta in Istanbul that the Reagan Iran arms deal is ill advised but that relations with Iran should not be omitted. He backs honest broker efforts in the Iran Iraq war while noting Syria’s alleged links to Armenian terrorists lack conclusive proof. He cites a Turkish saying on Syria.
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Turgut Ozal
Reagan
Iran
Ozal
Turkey
Britain
Syria
Istanbul
Dale van Atta
Iraq
Middle East
United States
Khomeini
Zal
U.S
Date van Anta
United Feason
History through the Dec 9th lens in 1986
The day marks December 9, 1986 as the 343rd of the year with 22 days remaining. Notable events noted include Tennyson’s poem The Charge of the Light Brigade published in 1854 and the 1940 North Africa offensive by British troops.
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Associated Press
Alfred
Lord Tennyson
Light Brigade
England
Johny Milton
Levant M. Richardson
Chicago
Wilmington
Del
North Africa
Bailey becomes Baytown fire chief in 1966 Sun Files note
Sun Files recalls Bailey being named fire chief in 1966 as part of Baytown history. The entry notes the year alongside past events from 20 and 30 years ago, including pipeline repairs at Wisconsin and Market and other local milestones.
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Baytown Sun
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Wisconsin
Market
Baytown
John M. Kilgore
C.D. Massey
Cedar Bayou
Parent-Teacher Association
Gander
Jack Shanks
Wyatt Hastings
Cotton Bowman
Cedar Bayou Bears
Ervin Hester
Robert E. Lee
Market Street
Weaver Street
Ronald Hood
Donnie
Alford
Wooster
Peggy Lake
Bill Harrop
Crow Road
Ganders
Corpus Christi Ray
Lamar
Bob
Gillette
Harris County Hospital District Board
L.¥. Bailey
Art Lintelman
Sun
Lintelman
Baytown Sun ad criticized for indecent promotion
A reader criticizes The Baytown Sun for running a three fourths nude advertisement with the caption Look what you can get for 99 cents. The letter urges preservation of a family oriented paper and calls for an end to sex selling ads regardless of price.
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the Sun
Baytown Sun
Baytown
Campaign finance abuses loom in 1980s elections
A Washington post election analysis cites costly negative campaigns and calls for reform. NRSC bundled donations by directing checks to candidates via the committee, potentially unlimited funding. Donors were surprised to learn their names appeared in reports as contributors to candidates they did not know. PACs and lobbies spent over 5 million on independent expenditures, with groups including AMA and Realtor associations. The auto dealers halted a major Hawkins ad campaign after challenges to coordination by White House staff.
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John Heinz
R-Pa
Heinz
National Republican Senatorial Committee
NRSC
George Bush
NSRC
Mattingly
Adam
Oklahoma
Mack Mattingly
R-Ga
Michigan
W. Henson Moore
R-La
Louisiana
Sen. Moore
Pacs and Lobbies
American Medical Association
National Association of Realtors
National Rifted Association
Auto Dealers and Drivers For Fair
Paula Hawkins
R-Fla
Robert Graham
White House
Graham
Hawkins
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Robert H.W. Welch Jr
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Bailey
John Pagan
Stewart Heights
Morgan’s Point
Pagan
H.C. Spence
A. Peterson
Cedar Bayou Methodist Church
Crosby
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Gary Dobbs
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Fred Hornberger
Fred Horrie
Nanda Ortonsyn Merrill
Bill Con
Royton
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