American policy toward South Africa under fire
Anthony Lewis argues that U S policy toward apartheid is weak and morally shameful. He condemns Reagan administration restraint while South Africa expands censorship and mass detentions, urging substantive economic pressure and international action. The piece cites the Commonwealth report and quotes Sen Kennedy on the U S role in history and human rights.
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Boston
South Africa
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
America
Soviet Union
George Orwell
Soweto
Chile
Argentina
Shultz
Pretoria
Commonwealth Mission
Penguin Books
Commonwealth Group
Malcolm Fraser
Fraser
West
U.S
Edward Kennedy
United States
Princeton Editorial Questions Governance and Incubator Plan
The piece notes city officials facing resignations and a debate over the legality of four incubator generator project advisory board appointments. It argues council policy control, city manager execution, and calls for transparency, urging resolution through dialogue to prevent gridlock while endorsing the incubator concept for Mercer County’s economic growth.
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Princeton
Jerry L. Flanagan
Jim Cannon
Cannon
Flanagan
Juhl
Ratcliffe
Mercer County
Control Data Corporation
Robert Carr
Carr
Bluefield
Questioning Troy police shooting of 18 year old Kerry Helton
In Troy Ohio two officers shot 12 times at 18 year old Kerry Helton after he allegedly threatened them with a 4 inch knife. The incident sparked protests and a grand jury review as prosecutors seek fairness.
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Troy
Ohio
Kerry Helton
Dayton
James Fox
Steven Cruea
France grows wary as cohabitation persists
In France the coalition government led by Jacques Chirac and President Francois Mitterrand remains in place without a crisis, but party tensions rise as politicians resist new limits. Voters seek results over ideology, pushing for unemployment relief and stable governance while reforms unfold gradually. Flora Lewis notes growing public demand for productivity and restraint.
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Paris
Jacques Chirac
Francois Mitterrand
France
Chirac
Mitterrand
Fifth Republic
Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Mauroy
Lobbying for Highway 102 and 19 in Roanoke
On June 12 1986 a Tazewell County delegation met the Virginia Highway and Transportation Board in Roanoke to push funds for Highway 19 the 460 bypass and Highway 102 from Bluefield to Pocahontas. The speaker urged faster modernization noting fatalities and revenue losses while joking about singing Sixteen Tons to emphasize need.
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Tazewell County
Roanoke
Virginia Highway and Transportation Board
460
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Falls Mills
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
Mr. Jefferson
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