Harvard forum exposes anti anti communism rhetoric
A Harvard three day forum titled Anti-Communism and the United States History and Consequences drawn 1 200 attendees examined the pathology of U S anti communism with scholars and pro communist figures including Joel Kovel Gus Hall Angela Davis John Kenneth Galbraith Julian Bond and Leonard Boudin. The event honored Sean MacBride and questioned press and intellectual complicity in anti Soviet sentiment amid Gorbachev’s impending visit.
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Washington Times
Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
New York Post
Eric Breindel
Harvard
Gorbachev
United States
U.S
Gulag
Paul de Man
Bard College
Adolf Hitler
Kovel
Gus Hall
Communist Party
U.S.A
Angela Davis
Dartmouth
America
Jack O'Dell
Jesse Jackson
Soviet Union
Leonard Boudin
Sean MacBride
Reagan rejects pardon pressure in North case
Pardon pressure from conservative senators rejected by President Reagan who insists no one doubts the Iran Contra affair involvement. The article notes questions about who authorized arms sales and funds diversion, and whether North Poindexter Secord Hakim acted with or without senior officials. Trials will reveal new evidence, while classified documents loom over the case.
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Reagan
Oliver L. North
U.S
Iran
Mr. North
John Poindexter
Richard Secord
Albert Hakim
CIA
William Casey
Washington
Arafat visa denial marks a major Shultz blunder
The veto on Yasser Arafat’s U.N. appearance, condemned as plain dumb, undercuts U.S. credibility and moderates, risking a harsher Middle East stance. It shifts the Palestinian issue to Geneva, heightening embarrassment and drawing global criticism. The move may prove one of Shultz’s last and worst decisions as secretary of state.
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George Shultz
Shultz
Yasser Arafat
New York
United Nations
United States
U.N
PLO
Israel
Algiers
Mid-East
General Assembly
United Nation
Geneva
Arafat
Iran
Sacramento
Calif
Environment needs Bush commitment to environment
Bush faces pressure from major environmental groups urging a bold agenda for his administration. They call for the EPA to gain Cabinet status, higher environmental spending, and stronger actions on greenhouse gas, acid rain, nuclear waste, and pollution. The plan stresses private responsibility and market incentives to reduce pollution while expanding transit and efficiency.
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Bush
Environmental Protection Agency
America
EPA
Thomas Steel Jr
National Resources Defense Counsel
National Defense
Dixon board debates salaries amid 1979 budget clash
December 12 1978 Lee County Board of Supervisors morning session centers on salaries for elected officials. States attorney John Payne presents a legal opinion on prior actions approving 2500 salary increments while denying funds for sheriff, treasurer and county clerk pay.
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Lee County
John Payne
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Ken Brown
Sandy Burke
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Connie Callahan
Laura Edmunds
Lori Fagan
Patty Gluntz
Clark Kelly
Chip Marshall
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Cathe Barnhart
Steve Bieser
Deana Heintzel
Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
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Jane Monroe
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Jim Nelsonustomer
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Lee
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Rosemary Flowers
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Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
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