Reagan vetoes three bills showing conservative instinct
The article notes Ronald Reagan vetoed three bills on November 5, 8 and the same day, resisting federal controls on child programming, nutrition data and census race questions. It frames the actions as a stand against Big Brother and Orwellian government overreach, praising his restraint and urging Bush to resist similar trends.
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Denying Arafat visa was right for US policy
The United States correctly denied Yasser Arafat a visa, despite criticism from Arab and other nations. The piece notes Arafat’s PLO past acts of terrorism, applauds modest Palestinian overtures toward Israel, and urges limits on UN propaganda use while defending long standing US UN support and cautions against further generosity.
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Bush Faces Contra Dilemma Amid Sandinista Challenge
The article discusses President Bush's dilemma over Nicaragua policy as Congress blocks military aid to the Contras. It weighs options such as direct talks with Managua and lifting the embargo, highlighting risks of refugee flows, regional instability, and questionable Sandinista reforms. Ortega's regime and US credibility loom large in a potential post Contra era.
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Life is fragile and unpredictable
The writer reflects on mortality after personal losses, recalling a brother in law Jim who died of gangrene and a colleague Ralph Gelander who died of a heart attack. He ponders how life can vanish so quickly, cites a Bible line about life’s fragility, and shares a highway sign: life is fragile, handle with prayer.
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Are we OPEC puppets yet a call for energy independence
The Vienna meeting sets a production ceiling of 18.5 billion barrels daily starting January 1 1989 with hopes prices rise to about 18 dollars by next June as Americans vacation. The piece warns against dependence on Middle East oil and urges renewed energy independence steps taken in the early 1980s before oil prices fell.
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Dixon High School Move Aims To Expel Truants After Six Conferences
A new attendance policy proposed for Dixon High School would expel a truant after six conferences, pending approval by the Illinois Office of Education. The item appears in a retrospective column noting events from December 7 in 1963 and 1938.
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