Viewpoints on the hostage crisis and policy options
A column argues against making hostage releases dictate national policy. It notes Hezbollah's Iranian sponsorship, warns against glorifying hostages, and compares options to military and economic sanctions. It emphasizes preserving ideals over reviving Colonel Higgins and discouraging concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid
A.M. Rosenthal
New York Times
Geneva
Queen Victoria
Organization of the Oppressed On Earth
Party of God
Hezbollah
Ku Klux Klan
U.S
CIA
United States
William Higgins
Iran
Mayaguez
Higgins
A rational immigrant approach to new skilled visas
Congress moves toward a policy to attract professionals and skilled workers, creating 54000 annual skilled visas and liberalizing visas for artists and scientists. The Senate notes a total ceiling of 630000 with exemptions for refugees and a special Hong Kong allocation. House consideration aims to protect family-based visas. The plan follows the 1986 reform act amid projected labor shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Senate
House
Hong Kong
China
Britain
Beijing
Rewards for public service must attract qualified leaders
The article argues for higher government pay to attract capable, conscientious public servants who balance mortgages and family costs with service. It notes inflation and high Washington costs suppressing recruitment for Congress, judges, and executives, and discusses tying congressional raises to boosts for judges and senior officials. It cites Bush and Speaker Foley on political feasibility and proposes a 25 percent Congress raise with bans on outside income.
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Executive Department
Congress
Washington
Bush
Thomas Foley
Cubs Remembering Darren On A First Place Night
A Chicago reader recalls a late night Cubs victory and a long friendship with Darren, a Sox fan turned Chicago suburb resident. The caller and Darren swap updates on births, homes, careers, and shared journalism roots while noting how time and distance dim the old newsroom ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darren
Sox
Cub
Cubs
Streator
Dixon
Mendota
Chicago
Directory Assistance
Park Forest
Berwyn
Dixon Developmental Center visit spurred by yearlong study
August 8 1979 report notes Gov James Thompson and Dr Robert De Vito visit Dixon Developmental Center amid a yearlong study by the Illinois Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Authority formed two years earlier. The action follows a prompt review of conditions at the center and underscores ongoing oversight by state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Developmental Center
James Thompson
Robert de Vito
Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Thompson
Illinois Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Authority
DDC
John R. Heckman
Oregon
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Copley News Service
Quayle
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Milwaukee Journal
Tran
Jerome Walton
Dwayne
White Sox
Maronich
Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William B. Shaw
Mike Chapman
Ity
Maromeh
Ken Brown
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Fagan
Patty Glunte
Clark
Donna Lessnan
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Sandy Kurke
Jim Nelson
Ed Paustian
Donna Boatman
Laura Butler
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Santa
Dea
A Dane
Trina Aebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Harn
Chris Hage
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikovskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosermasy Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
Angela Restes
Robert Fenwink
Bruce Belman
Dave
Hhnson, Maria Nichols
Jo Anne Mills
Carol Hemminger
Barbara Maves
Carole Houck
Joanne Smith
Delbert Pitman
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