Stockpile Mismanagement Taints Reagan Era Policy
The $20 million strategic stockpile show signs of serious mismanagement under the Reagan administration. A confidential GSA audit cited noncompetitive bids, $22 million in tin and manganese sales, thefts over $400,000, $1 million in underbilling, and poor documentation. Regions favored two firms for moving stockpile materials, highlighting gross negligence and taxpayer losses.
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Ronald Reagan
U.S
General Services Administration
Donald Lambro
GSAS
GSA
Navy pilots stay in service as civilian demand lessens
Rear Admiral Paul T. Gilchrist reports a slowing flight talent drain as fewer civilian jobs open and improved Navy pay benefits boost retention. He estimates last year 30 percent of pilots remained, with 34 percent expected to stay this year, signaling growing respect for Navy service and better housing allowances.
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Navy
Paul T. Gilchrist
Pacific Fighter Airborne Early
Gilchrist
The Obsolescence Of Marx by William F Buckley
Buckley argues Soviet inability to accept that Marxism is a hoax and that history is moving away from communism. He cites Solzhenitsyn, Revel, and political shifts under Reagan, noting how the USSR faces moral challenges when workers rise against it and the danger of Marxist rhetoric used to justify oppression.
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Karl Marx
Soviet Union
Solzhenitsyn
Jean Francois Revel
Socialism
Norman Podhoretz
Hitler
Adolf Eichmann
Reagan
International Workers’ Movement
Empire State Building
St. Paul
Marx
World Council of Churches
Maryknoll Order
O Neill and Reagan Clash Over Budget Balance
Opinion piece argues House Speaker Tip O Neill opposes Reagan tax cuts, seeks higher rates to fund a balanced budget, while Reagan pushes large three year 10 percent cuts to stimulate economy. Credits O Neill with late shift toward balance, but warns of harm from modest cuts and potential political compromise.
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New York
Reagan
Congress
House
Tip O’neilll
Tip O'Neill
Ronald Reagan
Kennedy
O’neill
O'Neill
Dr. O'Neill
Dr. Wright
Dr. Rostenkowski
America
Reagan Faces Clash Over Tax Bill With Big Business
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe Ronald Reagan juggling a coalition of Southern Democrats and powerful business lobbyists as he trims corporate benefits to preserve his tax plan. The piece weighs risks of defying corporate interests versus pushing a bold rate cut and notes promises to supporters while warning of potential political fallout.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Treasury
Reagan
White House
Vesco bribery probe tied to Carter era aide Harden
An insider story links White House aide Richard Harden to a Vesco bribery attempt in Georgia during C arter's early presidency. The piece notes polygraph findings, grand jury testimony, and Justice Department skepticism, with potential implications for Spencer Lee IV and queried perjury counts.
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Washington
White House
John Dean
Robert Vesco
Richard Harden
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Harden
Spencer Lee IV
Albany
Georgia Cabal
Panama Canal
Daniel Oduber
Vesco
Carter
Oduber
Spencer Lee
Justice Department
FBI
Lee
Justice Departent
Grand
Philip Heymann
Criminal Division
Heymann
Robert Lipshutz
Hamilton Jordan
Indy Badhwar
Internal Justice Department
Lee Harden
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Berry's
Fernando Valenzuela
William F. Buckley
Pentagon
William L. Rusher
Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Reagan Vs
Jones
Ways and Means Committee
William Brodhead
Michigan
Democratic Study Group
Regan
Baker
Jack Anderson
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