Nuclear arms talks hinge on Pershing 1A fate and verification
The editorial notes Gorbachev seeks global ban on medium and short range missiles while insisting on destroying West Germany's 72 Pershing 1A missiles. Kohl proposes scrapping all missiles once an INF accord is reached, and Reagan offers a simplified verification plan. Substantial concessions split over alliance protection and inspection methods.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Helmut Kohl
Gorbachev
Reagan
West Germany
U.S
Bonn
Kohl
Soviet Union
Parodies Highlight Satellite Dish Voter Claims
A satirical piece mocks Gore as a television obsessed candidate with a supposed 1.6 million dish owning households forming a voting bloc. The column notes flaws in assuming voters and questions the TV focus appealing to satellite dish owners as political leverage.
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Satellite Orbit
Washington
Jill MacNiece
Albert Gore Jr
Tennessee
Gore
Dish
White House
Iran-contra loose ends probe raises legal questions
The piece flags two unresolved lines from the Iran-contra saga. First, Poindexter’s destruction of the first hostages finding signed by Reagan raises retroactive legality concerns and questions about copies and custody. Second, Robertson’s account of North’s Iran trip surfaces possible preannouncement diplomacy and motives, with Senate questioning yet to reveal clarity.
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Washington
John Poindexter
Reagan
Stanley Sporkin
CIA
John McMahon
Bill Casey
Poindexter
Robertson
Iran
North
Sen
Sam Nunn
Tehran
Reverend Robertson
Oliver North
Congress
Revere North
Letters to the Gazette on IBP Lake Delhi pollution and faith
In a response letter R L Donohue of the Lake Delhi Task Force rebukes a August 14 editorial on IBP Lake Delhi. He cites IBP violations and weak DNR enforcement, argues for protective measures, and condemns a rival letter’s religious rhetoric while urging thoughtful discourse.
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Delhi
State of
Iowa
DNR
IEP
Columbus Junction
Illinois
IBP
Letters on ticket line at Five Seasons Center
Mrs Jon Allison of Columbus Junction reports a security guard refused her daughter entry to the ticket window while accompanying an elderly mother for four Alabama concert tickets at the Five Seasons Center. The writer warns of potential charges if her mother were harmed while waiting and criticizes staff conduct.
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Five Seasons Center
Alabama
Civic Center
Jon Allison
Columbus Junction
Pronoun and quantity usage in ship and event language
A reader highlights pronoun use for ships and the correct forms for countable versus uncountable nouns. Examples show when to use number and fewer versus amount and less. Editorial note explains common errors in phrases like it’s and its.
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Louis White
Leechlike lawyers and a driving suit of misfortune
A Texas man recounts a long civil case after a car crash that left his friend facing a $550,000 suit while the mother’s insurer settled for $20,000. The ordeal included years of court appearances, late-night threatening calls, and a final payout of $45, highlighting the perils of litigation and insurance practices.
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Lufkin
Texas
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Board ‘of Dictrs
Joe Hadky II
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Veld
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Heathrow
Great Britain
Nutty Monty
Sporkin
William Safire
Page
Washington D.C
Pat Robertson
TM Richer
Tmrichard
the Gazette
OSHA
Hhas
Storm Lake
Kansas
Nebraska
Mother Teresa
India
Benjamin Weir
R.L. Donohue
Lake Delhi
Acc
Gibbons
Joe Murray
Sox News Service
Arkansas
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