Soviet disaster case underscores need for global nuclear controls
The editorial argues that the Kiev area reactor accident shows the urgency of strict international limits on weapons and reactor production. It notes Soviet secrecy delays full facts, mentions radioactive cloud reaching Scandinavia, and warns a nuclear war would rapidly affect distant nations with high death tolls and widespread fear.
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United States
Soviet Union
Kiev
Scandinavia
U.S
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Gillis highlights petroleum items in Baytown Sun files
Thirty five lines of clippings survey Baytown area history across decades. Highlights include Barbers Hill High School honor roll mentions, Hall of Pelly learning of a cousin's telegram, and Natt Hall found dead in his Baytown dormitory room. Also noted are history club accolades, REL honorary dinner, and awards for industry leaders during Secretaries Week.
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Baytown Sun
Kenneth Tilton
Melba Franklin
Theo Williams
Barbers Hill High School
Hall of
Cuahtemoc
M.E. Gillis
Humble
Baytown
Trade barriers cost customers and jobs in 1984 study
Economists Hufbauer and Rosen estimate protectionist measures added over 56 billion dollars to consumer prices in 1984 across 19 industries. Autos and benzenoid chemicals show high per job costs, while textiles reveal large total consumer losses. Proposals include auctioning quotas to retain profits domestically and using proceeds for worker retraining and relocation. Don Graff reports.
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New York
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Howard F. Rosen
Hufbauer
Rosen
Institute For International Economics
U.S
Huffbauer
Hufbauer and Rosen
Hong Kong
United States
Treasury
Malaria Epidemic Hits Amazon Region Linked to World Bank Scheme
Jack Anderson reports that a malaria outbreak devastates Rondônia in the Amazon, tied to Polonoroeste financed by nearly 500 million in World Bank loans. Critics warn the project concentrates settlers and neglects services, risking spread to cities as health facilities falter.
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Washington
World Bank
Brazil
Amazon Rain Forest
Rondonia
Polonoroeste
United States
U.S
Notable historical firsts and milestones across years
A concise record of events from 1786 to 1976. Mozart premiered Le Nozze di Figaro in Vienna in 1786. The first skyscraper construction began in Chicago in 1884. Dewey’s fleet destroyed Spain’s at Manila Bay in 1898. The Empire State Building opened in 1931, the same year Kate Smith started her CBS radio show. Citizen Kane premiered in 1941. Gary Powers was shot down in 1966. Amtrak began service in 1971. In 1986 Reagan and Carter contests highlighted U.S. primary results.
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Associated Press
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vienna
Austria
Chicago
Home Insurance Company of
New York
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Empire State Building
Kate Smith
CBS
Orson Welles
Soviet Union
France Gary Powers
Sverdlovsk
Bible Verse on Deceit and Divine Punishment
An archaic biblical passage warns that a deceitful tongue hides malicious intent. It laments false peace offered by a neighbor while plotting harm, and questions whether God should punish and avenge such a nation.
Readers' views endorse candidate in Harris County race
Letters praise Ron Gersteman for self financed bid and criticise tax use while urging East Harris County voters to back him May 3. Dan Shelley and Darlas voice integrity and support for District 127 representation and Republican leadership endorses Dan as State Representative.
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To the Sun
Ron Gersteman
Harris County
Ron
East Harris County
Dan Shelley
Darlas
Dan
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