Reagan aides in Europe amid arms talks stress stability
London dispatch says Shultz Meese and Weinberger visited Europe to reassure allies after the Iran arms scandal. They argue the incident does not shake Reagan's leadership and urge steadfast U.S. resolve in negotiations on MBFR verification and force reductions. William Safire notes Washington must show strength to reassure allies and deter Soviet advantages.
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Reagan
Europe
Iran
Washington
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Meese
Weinberger
France
Chirac
Paris
Mitterrand
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
U.S
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Cambridge
Moscow
West Germany
Sam Nunn
Italy
Libya
Syria
Soviet Union
Brussels
Budapest
MBFR
Russia
Brezhnev
Urals
Geneva
SDS
America
Editorial: Moore-Gainer grudge play harms West Virginia
West Virginia faces a costly public feud as Gov. Arch Moore and Auditor Glen Gainer clash over finances. Each accuses the other of malfeasance while budgets lag, bills mount, and the public bears the consequences. The piece urges bipartisan problem solving over political oneupmanship.
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Arch Moore
Glen Gainer
West
West Virginia
Gainer
Gov. Moore
Higher standards and monitors urged for high school athletics
Letters urge tightened academic rules for extracurriculars in Virginia schools. J W O Brien Jr argues for paid academic monitors to bar nonperforming students from practice with principal overruling only for sound reasons. He cites Take 5 Pass 5 but wants stricter enforcement to protect academics. William Baker of Bluefield notes rising car insurance in West Virginia after transfer. Shirley Waters Stuart praises WKMY FM Stereo 101 for morning music.
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Commonwealth
Virginia High School League
Jones
Wkmy-Fm
WHAJ
Daily Telegraph letters policy for publication rules
Readers are advised letters on public interest topics must be short and include the writer’s signature address and telephone number. The paper will not publish pen names and will not accept anonymous letters under any circumstance.
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Daily Telegraph
The
Washingtons screen truths reveal trust in decline
James Reston reflects on televised hearings and political theater in Washington. The piece highlights Jim Wright, George Shultz, Bud McFarlane, Admiral Poindexter, North, and Pat Buchanan as actors in a deteriorating trust climate. It argues the Iran Nicaragua affair exposes truth delays, cabinet loyalty versus constitutional duty, and a presidency needing full disclosure before its end.
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George Shultz
State Department
Congress
Shultz
Beirut
CIA
White House
Bud McFarlane
National Security
Capitol Hill
Admiral Poindexter
North
Patrick J. Buchanan
Washington Post
Pat
Reagan
Franklin Roosevelt
Lincoln
Washington
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Colonel North
Pat Buchanan
Iran
Nicaragua
Honduras
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N.Y. Times News Service
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Editorial
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Sstate
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Committee On Education
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Beach
Washington, D.C
Bluefield
William Baker
Bluefield, W.va
Shirley Waters
Stuart Bluefield
W.va
House of Representatives
Jim Wright
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
James Reston
NY Times
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