Nicaragua obsession in diary style satire by Russell Baker
Diary style satire by Russell Baker for The New York Times News Service lampoons U S fixation on Nicaragua. The narrator frets about Nicaragua and jokes with Nancy and Howard Baker, referencing Or teg a and Sandinistas while mixing in pop culture and World War II era riffs.
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Nicaragua
Doc
Nancy
Congress
Howard Baker
Oval Office
Ortega
Managua
Andrew Sisters
Howard
Andrews Sisters
Soviet Union
Freedom Fighters
CIA
Diario
Rat
Brunei
Care is the essential ingredient to aid the needy everywhere
An editorial argues that compassion, not flashy campaigns, drives real help from Bluefield residents. Local charities exceed goals through simple acts like donating items and time to Saragosa Texas after disaster, stressing that long term care and action are needed for global and national problems.
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United States
Bluefield
United Way
Salvation Army
Saragosa
Texas
America
Bradshaw protests spur safety actions along Route 80
Twenty months after a bus train crash near Pinnacle Mountain killed four, Bradshaw residents protested dangerous cliffs over Route 80 prompting removal of rocks. Gov Moore announced a new Bramwell bridge to replace the 1931 span, with completion expected this month as construction progresses.
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Pinnacle Mountain
Bramwell
Bradshaw
Gov. Moore
Letter on AIDS, morality, and social change
A reader argues AIDS requires moral reform and condemns homosexuality and sex education. The letter urges prayer, adherence to the ten commandments, and Christian compassion, calling for caring, hugs, and personal connection while lamenting societal decay and sensational media.
Supreme Court hands Salerno loss on pretrial detention
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 against Anthony Salerno in denying pretrial detention under the Bail Reform Act of 1984. The case centered on his 29 count indictment for mail and wire fraud, extortion, conspiracy to commit murder, gambling violations, and RICO charges as a Genovese family leader. Justices debated due process, danger to the community, and the balance of liberty versus security prior to trial.
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Washington
Anthony
Fat Tony
Salerno
Genovese Crime Family
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Genovese Family
Marshall
Brennan
Stevens
Rehnquist
White
Blackmun
Powell
O'Connor
Scalia
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