What is Gorbachev really up to and why it matters
An analyst questions how a Gorbachev-led Soviet Union would act if intent on wrecking the Western alliance. The discussion weighs glasnost against perestroika, Leninist legacy, and NATO prospects while urging proactive, prudential U.S. strategy including propaganda on Cuba, theater weapons, and East Europe.
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United States
Nicaragua
Namibia
Angola
SDI
Soviet Union
West Germany
Pope
Damascus
KGB
Kremlin
Stalin
Europe
Helmut Kohl
Cuba
East Europe
NATO
Brezhnev
Afghanistan
Dangerous Knowledge Across Borders In Letters
Angela Rester from Sterling recalls Panama to illustrate dangers of political speech and media propaganda. She cites relatives jailed for opposing parties and urges caution in discussing politics while noting the reporter’s editor instruction for signed letters with full contact details.
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Tom Shepherd
Republic of Panama
United States
Panama
Things Dixon Talked About May 20 1979 Convalescent ambulance service ends
A Dixon notice reports the three local funeral homes will cease convalescent ambulance service on October 1 1979 following the ending of emergency services in Sterling Rock Falls planned for that date. It places the move alongside historical notes from 25 and 30 years earlier about AAUW fellowships and Illinois driver license applications.
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Dixon
Sterling Rock Falls
American Association of University Women
United States
Aauw Educational Fund
Entertaining in good taste on TV faces real challenge
Discussion on reality based TV shows that re enact crimes and scandals notes ABC canceled two programs CrImes of Passion 2 and Scandals II due to lack of advertisers and viewer objections to gratuitous sex and violence. Calls for balancing taste with creative drive and responsibility in broadcasting.
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ABC
Nursing Demands Special Qualities Across History
A column praising nursing, tracing its roots from ancient Rome and St Catherine of Siena to Florence Nightingale and Linda Richards. It notes endurance for long shifts, the shortage of nurses, evolving education from 1872 to a BSN today, and the inclusion of men in the field. It closes by lauding nurses as superior human beings.
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St. Catherine of Siena
Lady of the Lamp
Florence Nightingale
Cri
Linda Richards
New England Hospital For Women and
Boston
Mass
Bush Wheat Subsidies Spark Criticism Amid Shortage
Critics condemn U S actions allowing export subsidies for Soviet wheat while urging farmers to idle land. They argue subsidies waste public funds, deepen taxpayer burden, and fail to address tight world grain stocks and rising demand. The piece targets policy contradictions and political influence by farm interests.
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U. S
Bush
Soviet Union
U.S
U. S. Agriculture Department
U S
United States
Washington
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