Senate Defeats Fowler Logging Road Cut Amendment
Editorial charges lawmakers with roll call voting and pork barrel tactics as the Senate rejects Sen. Wyche Fowler's proposal to cut 100 million from Forest Service logging road funds. It argues timber subsidies burden taxpayers while Northwest mills rely on government handouts and questions the need for more roads. Citizens grow frustrated at wasteful spending.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Forest Service
Northwest
Sen
Wyche Fowler
Dga
Fowler
Georgia Democrat
Senate
Georgia
United States
University of Iowa urged to rethink Pakistan exchange program
The piece argues against Iowa joining a broad exchange with Pakistan amid political upheaval in Pakistan, hostility with India, and Pakistan’s push to develop a nuclear capability. It asserts US concerns on proliferation and questions a university role in aiding nuclear ambitions.
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University of Iowa
Pakistan
United States
Soviet Union
Benazir Bhutto
India
Kashmir
Congress
Bush veto against civil rights bill sparks white backlash critique
The piece argues President Bush faked legal grounds to veto the civil rights bill reversing Supreme Court limits on discrimination suits. It cites testimony from leaders like Thomas Homburger and William T Coleman, notes Bush’s substitute bill, and compares to Walter Wallace era rhetoric, warning of a signal to white backlash.
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Connecticut
Bush
Anti-Defamation League of
B’nai B’rith
Thomas Homburger
League
Civil Rights Committee
William T Coleman
Congress
Wards Cove
Warren Burger
Burger
George Wallace
We Felt Bad Economic Times Coming in the Eighties
Anna Quindlen reflects on denial during the 1980s and the looming recession. She cites the Austin Minnesota meatpacking strike of 1985 and the Hormel workers’ hardships as emblematic of a broader national mood. The piece laments isolation and vanishing opportunity while noting the questions raised about shared national resilience.
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George A. Hormel
Austin
Minn
Pay and productivity in the Japanese factory
Mitsuo Ishida of Doshisha University analyzes how fairness, seniority, and performance shape wages in Japan compared with Britain and the United States. He notes Japan blends seniority with pay tied to individual evaluations, fostering high productivity but raising questions about future flexibility and competitiveness. The piece contrasts British egalitarianism and American non performance based pay, suggesting shifts could affect Japanese industry.
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Japan
U.S
General Motors
Ford
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Supreme Court
Tom Wicker
New York Times Service
By Anna Quindlen
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Bank
Webster’s
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Barbara Kopple
Hormel
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White House
Webster's
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Bulletin Board
England
Margaret Thatcher
Mitsuo Ishida
Doshisha University
Kyoto Shimbun
The
Asia Foundation
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