Sirhan Case Rebuffs Parole Demand as Senate Pay Talk Rises
The piece argues against parole for Sirhan Sirhan, noting he shows no remorse for Kennedy’s assassination and contrasts with others released, while criticizing Congress as out of touch and too career‑focused. It highlights Senator Howard Baker’s call for pay reform and a citizen‑lawyer farmer balance in Congress.
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Sirhan Sirhan
California
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan
Kennedy
Middle East
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Senate
Washington
Baker
Congress
Rome Traffic Mess Tops World in Bizarre Gridlock
William L. Rusher reports on Rome’s traffic chaos with illegally parked cars, one way streets converging on Piazza Venezia, and taxi blockades. He also praises the Italian Lake District, notes London’s evolving taxi ads, scrubbed Parliament façades, and confusing hotel service charges. He laments changing thriller villains from Nazis to CIA agents.
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NEA
Europe
Italy
England
Iherewith
Rome
New York
Tokyo
Piazza Venezia
Lombardy
Alps
Lake Como
Lake Maggiore
Lake Lugano
Paradise
Old City
Parliament
Big Ben
Victoria Tower
NKVD
Gestapo
America
CIA
Bill Casey
Democrats Seeking to Cap Tax Cut Faces Democratic Drift
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report that House Democrats push to cap the July 1 1984 tax cut, while leaders like Dan Rostenkowski oppose the move. The piece argues the party risks alienating voters as 1984 approaches, with freshmen balking at higher taxes and internal disputes over deficit reduction and housing subsidies. The column contends Republicans may profit from Democratic disarray and calls for steadier reform toward lower marginal rates.
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Washington
House
Democratic
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
Thomas P
Tip) O’neill
Jim Wright
Georgetown
Mortons
Chicago
Rostenkowski
Robert Byrd
Danny Rostenkowski
Senate
Despera
Democratic Party
Ronald Reagan
Oval Office
White House
Sen
Bill Bradley
Richard Gephardt
Is It Communism for El Salvador In Peoria View
Paul Harvey questions U S policy in El Salvador arguing the Reagan stance risks entangling the nation in another Vietnam style war He warns that democracy may not be ready for self rule and urges clarity on goals before sending troops or advisers He notes Soviet and Cuban involvement and the danger of a near offshore communist foothold in the hemisphere.
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Robert Orben
Peoria
Illinois
Bob Michel
Central America
San Salvador
al Schaufelberger
el Salvador
Vietnam
Reagan
Popular Liberation Forces
Moscow
Castro
Texas
Florida
Project Stream report ridiculed by EPA watchdog
Washington editorial highlights the Denver regional office study Project Stream as costly and incoherent. It mocks verbose definitions and bureaucratic jargon, noting fourteen staff spent years interviewing three hundred forty employees, with a glossary that defines terms like FOG as confusing. It cites a confidential cable on Afghan refugees in Iran showing xenophobia and loathing.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Denver
Dick and
Jane
Indy Badhwar
Mars
Ayatollah Khomeini
Iran
Ayatollah
State Department
Kabul
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