Deficit in Student Loan Repayment Sparks Federal Action
The National Defense Student Loan program sees lax collection by many schools, fueling a 16 percent default rate and $896 million owed by 1.2 million borrowers. The Reagan administration moves to withhold funds from high-default institutions and push for private collection, while broader guarantees face $1.7 billion delinquent in the larger program. Separate Capitol Hill concerns over pages’ supervision surface amid Abscam fallout, urging quicker action or abolition of the page system.
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National Defense
Reagan Administration
Terrell H. Bell
Bell
Congress
Department of Education
Reagan
White House
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congressional
District of Columbia
House
Senate
Japan textbooks rewrite dispute stirs East Asia reactions
William L. Rusher surveys the controversy over Japan's planned revisions to school histories on prewar actions. He argues leftist pressures influenced reforms, notes dropped Nanking atrocities, and highlights regional protests from China Korea Taiwan and Okinawa while stressing the broader fear and distrust of Japan in East Asia.
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Beirut
Japan
Toyo
Seoul
Peking
Taipei
Manila
Southeast Asia
Bangkok
Jakarta
Ministry of Education
National Teachers’ Union
China
Nanking
Gen. Tojo
Greater East Asia
South Korea
Heiji Ogawa
Tokyo
Okinawa
East Asia
Liluokalani
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Chicago Sex Crime Tale Sparks Outrage and Debate
Paul Harvey critiques crime in Chicago and abroad noting high rape rates and weak prosecution. The Sun-Times crime data shows a two per hour rape rate, with many attackers not arrested or tried. Officials describe underreporting, fear, and police practices that delay justice amid community anger.
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Scandinavia
Chicago
Sun-Times
Arafat's PLO Faces Fragmentation and Underground Attacks
Intelligence experts warn the Palestine Liberation Organization will splinter into multiple underground factions after losses in Lebanon. The PLO, led by Yasser Arafat, reportedly lacks centralized control as factions join with global revolutionary movements to threaten Western democracies. Documents recovered in Washington and Beirut link the PLO to East Germany and other Soviet bloc states, detailing planned training, equipment purchases, and cooperation with communist authorities. The report cites East German and Soviet support, training arrangements, and potential measures against Western targets.
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Washington
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
PLO
Yassir Arafat
U.S
United States
Lebanese Front
Soviet Union
Lucette Lagnado
State Department
Library of Congress
East Germany
East Berlin
Werner Fleissner
Liberation Organization
Patricia Cuellar the Salvadoran aid worker in peril
The piece profiles Patricia Cuellar secretary for the Archdiocese of San Salvador and a symbol of courage amid civil war. It details the 1980 raid on the Jesuit school office, her arrest by uniformed soldiers, and contrasting El Salvador’s stark wealth and violence while noting U S and Amnesty International responses.
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Patricia Cuellar
San Salvador
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
el Salvador
Legal Aid
Jesuit High School
America
Legal Aid Office
Fiesta Hotel
Ian Mates
United Press International
Manuel Franco
National Democratic Union
National Guard
Jesuit
United States Department of State
Amnesty International
Colonia Roma
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
William L. Rusher
Japanese History Books Revised
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Far East
Vietnam
Jack Anderson
Paul Harvey
Citizens Committee For Victims Assistance
Richard Brzeczek
West Area
Rape Network
Sys
West Side
Arafat
By Jeff MacNelly
Liu
Donald F. Graff
Cueller
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