Boland Amendment comes under harsh scrutiny in Iran contra hearing
William Safire notes internal clashes over oversight boards as Bretton Sciaroni testifies that NSC was not involved in intelligence activities under the Boland Amendment. The piece details board tensions between PFIAB and PIOB, Casey, George, Stein, and McMahon, and recalls the Iran Iran arms dealings and CIA Inspector General reports.
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Washington
Fawn Hall
Bretton Sciaroni
National Security Council
PFIAB
Anne Armstrong
Leo Cherne
Henry Kissinger
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Clare Boothe Luce
Moscow
PSOE
Sciaroni
CIA
Pioe
W. Glenn Campbell
Hoover Institution
Stanford
Robert Murphy
Piob
Cherne
William Casey
Casey
Inspector General
Yurchenko
Howard
FBI
Campbell
Bill Casey
NSC
Clandestine Services
Clair George
John Stein
Reagan
Iran
John McMahon
Editorial on Gov Baliles confronting Tech athletics turmoil
The piece lauds Governor Baliles for stepping into Virginia Tech’s sports program controversy and vows to press for accountability if the Board of Visitors and President Lavery do not fix the issues. It warns that athletics too often eclipses academics and urges restoring higher education priorities and decisive action to protect Tech’s integrity.
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Gerald L. Baliles
Virginia Tech
Baliles
Tech
William Lavery
Board of Visitors
Bill Dooley
Dooley
Dale T. Baughman
Mr. Dooley
Baughman
Hokie
Daily Telegraph
Gov. Bables
Letters in support and remembrance for Steve Land Diamonds
A collection of editor letters offers condolences to Steve Land Diamonds employees and praises Steve as a warm friend. The writers urge informed voting and reference Gov. Michael Dukakis’s policies, suggesting WV primary implications for 1988 and urging readers to study facts and surveys.
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Steve Land Diamonds
Steve Land
Steve
God
Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts
Dukakis
Taxachusetts
Bay State
Daily Telegraph invites public letters with signatures
Readers are told letters on matters of public interest will be published only if they include the writer's signature address and telephone number. Pen names and anonymous letters will not be used and names will not be withheld. Letters may be edited to fit space.
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Daily Telegraph
The
What Iran hearings teach us by William Buckley
William Buckley argues the Iran hearings expose tension between Reagan and Congress, noting the missteps in Iran diplomacy and the political cover of investigations. He questions who truly runs foreign policy, cites prior presidents’ actions, and underscores that war requires congressional approval, while presidents have engaged in numerous foreign engagements without formal declarations.
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Iran
James Reston
Reagan
Congress
Irongate
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Reston
Republic
Col. North
Brunelis
North
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Nicaragua
Franklin Roosevelt
White Cliffs
Dover
Korea
South Vietnam
U.S
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Safire
Pennsylvania
Oliver North
Paul Thompson
President's Intelligence Oversight Board
Charles Meyers
Denver
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Stanford Law School
William Safire
N.Y. Times News Service
KAL
TAMPA
Striomme
Editorial
Land’s
Cathy Clark
Princeton, W.va
Wilberforce University
Mercer County
West
White House
William Buckley
Universal Press Syndicate
Buckley
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