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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1984
Page
1
Nigeria’s armed forces announced a bloodless takeover replacing President Shagari with Brig. Saleh Abacha. The 1979 constitution is suspended, political parties banned, and a curfew imposed as oil nation braces for upheaval amid claims of corruption and economic decline.
In Washington Mondale urges President Reagan to withdraw U S Marines from Lebanon while a Navy pilot in Syria shows a Veterans group flier. The scene includes Jesse Jackson and a T shirt bearing Attack Squadron 85 insignia linked to a Kennedy crewman shot down in Lebanon.
The excerpt surveys Orwell's 1984 noting three tyrannical superstates at perpetual war and the fragile balance of power. It highlights Winston Smith in Oceania under Ingsoc ruled by Big Brother, with a society split between party members and the proles, tying liberty to the right to speak unpopular truths.
President Reagan plans a new initiative to reduce school crime and violence including restricting certain rights of students facing suspension. The program stems from a four month Education Justice and Budget Office study led by Gary L. Bauer and the President's Working Group on School Discipline. The report Chaos in the Classroom cites widespread student crime and discipline as major educational obstacles.
Twin blasts strike Marseilles railway hub and a high speed train headed to Paris. At the depot two are dead and dozens injured, with 6 to 12 in critical condition. The TGV incident left two passengers found injured as the train continued north.
A light humor item notes a pun about drinking toasts and driving, contrasting the hand used for cheering with the one used to shift gears. The line plays on everyday actions for comic effect.
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