Reagan and Watergate diverge in Iran affair analysis
Tom Wicker argues Reagan’s Iran-Contra style dealings differ from Nixon’s Watergate. He notes Nixon’s downfall stemmed from risky domestic abuses, while Reagan’s exposure could hinge on national security actions. No impeachment move is likely, even if policy failed or law may have been broken.
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Nixon
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Tricky Dick
Iran
Reagan
National Security Council
United States
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Pat Buchanan
Ayatollah Khomeini
House Judiciary Committee
George Bush
Ayatollah
Switzerland
Congress
Cambodia
Lebanon
Media accountability and WV legislative rule changes debated
A reader letter argues media overemphasizes evil while editors defend reporting as duty not sensationalism. The West Virginia Legislature adopts staggered deadlines to improve bill review, with new rules on introduction, governor submissions, and conference reports to ensure adequate study time.
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West Virginia
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Joint Conference Committee
Spread good news in letters to the editor
A reader from Bluefield Virginia rebuts a December 7 1986 letter by Eula Hawley arguing for more positive coverage. She cites everyday kindness from shoppers families and neighbors and urges media to spotlight good news rather than only evils. The note also credits Girl Scouts and Black Diamond Council for United Way support and notes submission rules for The Daily Telegraph letters.
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James Gillespie
Bluefield
Gillespie
Eula Hawley
Ms. Hawley
Girl
Black Diamond Council
United Way
Rumsfeld's confident arc in 1988 presidential race
Chicago profile notes Don Rumsfeld as a young, high‑powered figure with a grand resume and a strategy to stay under media radar. It details his career from congressman to defense secretary, his leadership at Searle, and his early planning for a 1988 bid, highlighting his potential base and media tactics.
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Chicago
Don Rumsfeld
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Robert Dole
Bush
Reagan
Iran
Wilkie
Hoover
Rumsfeld
Joyce
New Trier High School
Defense
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
NATO
Ford
White House
House
Middle East
Searle
Fortune Magazine
Kemp
New York
Texas
Iowa
New Hampshire
Congress
Rep. Dole
S. Rumsfeld
Rockefeller
Steve Neal
The
Chicago Tribune
Secretary of Defense
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Bluefield, Va
Elizabeth Barrett
Black Diamond Girl Scout Council
Charleston
W.va
Daily Telegraph
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
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