Near-blunder on Canal and Panama treaties debate
The piece recalls the narrow Senate ratification of the Panama Canal treaties and an hour late House push to scuttle a commission overseeing the canal until 1999. It warns that opposition risks instability in Latin America and notes long U.S. meddling in the region from Bay of Pigs to Somoza.
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Senate
Latin America
Colombia
Administrative Commission
Panama
U.S
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Somoza
National
Henry Penny
Howard Morland
Harper's
Critics condemn Linn County Jail conditions as inhumane
A citizen letter decries Linn County Jail as overcrowded and unsanitary. It cites vermin infestation, lack of classification, no education or rehab, minimal food portions, and pretrial detainees awaiting release, calling the facility a hopeless island.
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Linn County
Reader Letter Defends KISS Against Satanic Abuse Claims
A reader challenges charges that KISS promotes drugs and satan worship. The letter argues jail conditions can violate the Eighth Amendment, defends the band as four men performing a makeup act, and criticizes narrow minded views in society and media. The writer asserts KISS members promote good music and denies drug use.
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KISS
Satan
Warning signals in ads target teen spending
The fragment notes advertisers targeting the rich teenage market and urges concern when the opposite sex fixates on eyes. It suggests young people have disposable income and that entrepreneurs will aid them in learning how to spend. The piece cites Katy Godar’s Sept 26 article as a reference point.
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Katy Godar
Fonda as a model for pro-nuke debate from Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick argues for balanced debate on nuclear power citing a New York rally featuring Jane Fonda and others. He asserts nuclear plants provide 13 percent of power and warns shutting them now would harm the economy, jobs, and daily life while advocating equal time for pro-nuclear voices and acknowledging safety record and coal risks.
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Washington
New York
Jane Fonda
Tom Hayden
Bella Abzug
Ralph Nader
Mr. Nader
Connecticut
Alfa the Soviet Super Sub or Overhyped Threat
Analysts weigh Alfa the Soviet Union’s new submarine amid SALT II talks and praise and warnings. A defection scare stirs debate on its speed, maneuverability, and dive capabilities, while past jets like the MiG 25 Foxbat show hype may outpace performance.
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Alfa
Carter campaign foresees bloody Kennedy clash for nomination
Hamilton Jordan told Democratic Finance Council members at a White House briefing that a Kennedy challenge would trigger an inevitable bloodletting for the party. He defended an anti-Washington stance and welcomed donors despite covert Kennedy backing among members.
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Washington
Hamilton Jordan
Carter
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Democratic Finance Council
White House
Jordan
Finance Council
Rip van Winkle wakes on 10 year inflation punch list
New York columnist Louis Rukeyser imagines Rip van Winkle waking to find inflation above 3 percent during his nap, now near 13 percent, with stocks and gold as hedges. He notes a weaker Dow, rising gold prices, and money market funds yielding over 10 percent while taxes and 13 percent inflation erode real gains. The piece also cites high unemployment, a 13 percent prime rate, and energy costs over a dollar a gallon.
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J. F. Hladky, Jr
J. F. Hladky II
Art Heusinkveld
John Donnelly
America
Omar Torrijos
Carson
By James J. Kilpatrick
Chicago
Virginia
Morland
The
Progressive
Providence
Three Mile Island
Miss Fonda
Universal Press Syndicate
Soviet Union
Potomac River
Pentagon
Navy
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Robert Seamans
Ham
Nedy
Field Newspaper Syndicate
Senat Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
By Louis Rukeyser
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Treasury Department
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