Reagan hunger inquiry faces critics over food aid policy
The Gazette critiques claims of a hunger crisis amid plenty as President Reagan forms a 90 day investigative panel. It argues the administration has grown food assistance and seeks targeted aid, while press coverage and partisan sources shape the debate. The piece cautions against overstatement and notes the panel could reveal hunger dimensions and feasible remedies.
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Ronald Reagan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
White House
General Accounting Office
Congress
Privacy argument over driver license data for draft registration
Civil libertarians challenge Iowa and 47 other states for sharing driver license information with federal authorities for draft registration. Proponents argue licenses are public records and data centralization eases checks, with routine uses like cashing checks cited. The piece says there is no draft now and urges repeal rather than protesting privacy loss.
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Iowa
Labor backs Mondale in AFL CIO push for early endorsement
AFL CIO president Fritz Kirkland raids the 1984 field by moving the federation’s endorsement to October and uniting union leaders behind Walter Mondale. He questions John Glenn’s outreach to labor and cites Mondale’s deep ties to unions and the Solidarity Day organizer John Perkins as campaign assets. Kirkland insists labor will not be embarrassed.
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Afl-Cio
Ronald Reagan
Kirkland and Co
Kirkland
Labor Federation
Fritz Mondale
Mondale
White House
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Glenn
Senate
Aflcio
Hubert Humphrey
Washington
John Perkins
Labor
Perkins
Kirkland and Perkins
Clark flunking in Latin America too
Washington observers say Ronald Reagan will name William Clark to the Supreme Court when possible. Clark now directs U S foreign policy in Central America by pressuring Shultz and Enders, with Langhorne Motley as ambassador to Brazil. Critics note Clark's academic failures and alleged outside help on opinions, fear his loyalty over competence, and warn of a risky Central America policy.
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Ronald Reagan
Supreme Court
National Security Council
William Clark
Central America
George Shultz
Thomas Enders
Enders
Spain
Clark
Shultz
Contadora Group
United States
Finil
Langhorne Motley
Brazil
Senate
Oxnard
Los Angeles
California Supreme Court
Reagan
Rose Bird
Betty Medsger
California Superior Court
Mediger
Sen
Charles Percy
Courtesy, Nudists, and The Beach Debate
A New York column argues the nudist controversy hinges on courtesy beyond constitutional rights. It satirically weighs belching versus nude public spaces, condemns flaunting health before the unhealthily repressed, and urges restraint and good taste over legal battles.
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Walter Mondale
John Glenn
Ohio
Washington Post Writers Group
Executive Council
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David Broder
Latin America
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Percy
New York
Emily Post
Amy Vanderbilt
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