Arrogance of power reveals a dinner exclusion scandal
Patricia Lara of El Tiempo was detained at JFK for five days after INS barred her entry to attend a Columbia prize dinner. Officials offered no reasons, citing public interest, while later Elliott Abrams accused her of ties to M-19 on 60 Minutes without evidence. Colombia protested. visa was revoked.
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Dallas
Washington
Columbia University
Patricia Lara
el Tiempo
Bogota
Colombia
Lara
Kennedy Airport
New York
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
U.S
State Department
United States
Elliott Abrams
inter-American Affairs
60 Minutes
M-19
Abrams
Secret Police
Palace of Justice
Supreme Court
Belasario Betancur
Arthur Helton
Lawyers Committee For Human Rights
Helton
Reagan
Nicaragua
Coward
Joe McCarthy
United States Senate
Tooth fairy funds and West Virginia teacher pay debate
Editorial on West Virginia Education Association demands for a 20 percent teacher pay hike. Finance Chairman George Farley questions feasibility amid a tight budget, noting possible $117.6 million cost, while reappraisal tax values could generate funds. Legislature faces 1987 session with ongoing education funding battles.
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West Virginia House Finance
George Farley
Farley
D-Wood
West Virginia Education Association
Santa
WVEA
State Board of Education
Tom Vogel
Teachers’ Association
West Virginia
Vogel
Why dentists discover military secrets
In a humorous essay Lewis Grizzard muses on dental fear and awkward terms in the clinic. He jokes about drills, pulp, and root canals, imagining a temptation to reveal secrets, while noting dentists' good intentions and his own anxious wait in the chair.
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Robert L. Steed
Sports Illustrated
Dustin Hoffman
Letter to the Editor on courthouse weekend hours
Bernard O Clements of Bluefield West Virginia responds to Barbara Hawkins column about Mercer County courthouse employees rejecting Saturday hours and unfairness of Sunday off. He challenges Grizzard and questions contraceptive claims quoting his Hell remark and urges readers to decide on public issues.
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Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County
Grizzard
Where are we going America in the Reagan era
Washington row over Iran and Nicaragua corruption signals broader decay in government and American institutions. Reston criticizes insiders on Pennsylvania Avenue and Wall Street, noting debt, trade deficits, and foreign policy missteps. He argues the 1988 campaign should demand hard truth and policy clarity from Reagan and successors.
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Reagan
America
Iran
Nicaragua
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ivan
Treasury Department
Commerce Department
Department of Agriculture
Ronald Reagan
White House
Sacramento
California
General Electric
Richard Nixon
Congress
Messrs
Carter
Nixon
Johnson
National Security Council
Colonel North
Admiral Poindexter
Donald Regan
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N Y Times News Service
Anthony
Lewis
Editorial
the Tooth Fairy
Chance
Wye
Lewis Grizzard
Sir Laurence Olivier
Normandy
Cowles Syndicate, Inc
King Features Syndicate
Bernard O. Clements Bluefield
W.va
Daily Telegraph
James Reston
N Y Times
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