Editorial Page Notes Reflecting Diverse Opinions
Hugh Short as editor and Richard Wesley as executive editor present a page of varied editorials and political viewpoints. The columns cover broad issues and reflect the newspaper's self described stance while noting exceptions for the adjacent column's distinct perspective.
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American industry climbs on three success stories
The piece argues agriculture textiles and integrated circuits show how U S industries can thrive amid foreign competition. It notes vigorous research investment climate and adaptation as key factors with lessons for auto steel and others as Reagan reforms aim to boost productivity and investment in the 1980s.
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U.S
United States
Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Auto, Steel and Rubber
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Reagan
Skeleton of Principle in Budget Talk Sparks Debate
George F Will notes a dangerous principle in some conservative rhetoric within the Senate Budget Committee. He highlights rookie lawmakers like Mark Andrews pushing steep cuts, while Daniel Patrick Moynihan urges balance by praising government programs such as the Rural Electrification Administration and the Bureau of Reclamation.
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Washington
Senate
Mark Andrews
North Dakota
Budget Committee
Dan Quayle
Indiana
New Mexico
Colorado
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Kansas
Utah
Texas
Iowa
Idaho
Andrews
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Moynihan
Reagan
Huzzah
Rural Electrification Administration
Great Plains
Deep South
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Imperial Valley
California
Bureau of Reclamation
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Peter Gutmann
General Accounting Office
Jerome Kurtz
Congress
Treasury
Congressional Budget Office
Treasury Department
Deborah Latish
Jean Francois Ponet
State Department
Francois-Poncet
White House
el Salvador
Pentagon
Austria
Cabinet splits on auto imports test Reagan policy
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe a fractured Reagan cabinet over auto imports with a tentative unilateral voluntary Japanese quota. Disagreement pits Baldridge Donovan against Stockman and Lewis, as Treasury and OMB push to send the issue to the president’s desk, while cabinet hardliners seek action aligned with business and labor interests.
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State Department
Japan
William Brock
U.S
Tokyo
Reagan
Transportation
Malcolm Baldridge
Ray Donovan
Treasury
Lewis
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Donald T. Reagan
Proquota
United Auto Workers
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Chrysler
Doug
Donovan
David Stockman
Michigan
Stockman
Study Blames Ignorance for Alcoholism Crisis
A long Institute of Medicine report charges national neglect of research on alcoholism. It links alcohol to birth defects and deaths, notes rising highway fatalities, and warns of bleak prospects for millions of drinkers and families. It urges more study, prevention, and treatment.
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Robert Novak
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Edwin Meese
James Baker
Brock
Dave Stockman
Drew Lewis
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Ray Cromley
Jack Anderson
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