Bush must pick sides as rebels listen to verdict
A United Nations official tells 2,500 rebels they are not objects of unpopular U S policy and laments Bush era indecision. The piece argues Reagan era anti-communist support faded with Capitol Hill opposition, leaving factions like the Contras abandoned amid political calculus and a divided nation.
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Francesc Vendrell
U.S
South Vietnam
Ronald Reagan
Latin America
America
Sandino
Capitol Hill
James Baker
George Bush
Bush
SDI
Lincoln
Grant
Washington Times
Gerald Ford
West Wing
Bush must choose sides in era of social and political strife
The piece argues President Bush cannot dodge defining positions as fiscal pressures push for deeper cuts or tax increases. It warns of intraparty conflict if he pursues SDI, arms treaties, or policy shifts and outlines conservative misgivings, GOP fragility, and the potential electoral consequences amid a volatile political climate.
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Bush
Office of Management and Budget
Richard Darman
Gorbachev
Ortega's problems multiply with cease-fire threat
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega risks derailing the Aug. 7 accord to demobilize the Contras as he publicly signals ending the cease-fire. He faces criticism from regional leaders while urging U.S. aid be redirected to U.N. observers and demobilization efforts ahead of February elections.
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Daniel Ortega
San Jose
Costa Rica
Ortega
Nicaragua
U.N
United States
United Nations
Congress
Manuel Noriega
Bush
Argentina
Carlos Menem
Managua
Soweto Rally Signals Change Yet Fears Remain in South Africa
The Soweto gathering of 70 000 ANC supporters hailed the release of Walter Sisulu and six other veterans while calling for armed action and sanctions. Despite a peaceful event, officials worried over emergency laws and the ban on the ANC as de Klerk weighs power sharing talks amid pressure for broader black rights. The government avoided force, but uncertainty about reform and backlash persists as Pretoria contemplates decisive moves.
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Frederic de Klerk
Pretoria
Beijing
Mr. de Klerk
Soweto
African National Congress
ANC
Johannesburg
Walter Sisulu
Sisulu
Letters to The Telegraph Voice of the People rules
The Telegraph explains a readers letters service named The Voice of the People inviting letters on local national or world issues. It limits writers to twelve letters per year and four hundred words per letter. Each submission must be signed and include a phone number for verification and must be in proper taste.
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Voice of the People
Telegraph
The
Bush and Horton resurfaced in abortion politics debate
The piece notes Bush’s evolving stance on abortion in rape cases tied to the Horton episode. It discusses his veto of a health bill funding abortions for rape victims, the political risk of alienating moderates, and the electorate’s reaction to abortion as a campaign issue. It warns how stance may affect elections and calls for compassionate funding for poor victims.
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White House
Paul Weyrich
Ford
New Jersey
Jim Courter
Marshall Coleman
Virginia
Mr. Bush
Willie Horton
ACLU
Dukakis
Bush
Lee Atwater
California
Ben Hooks
NAACP
Hill Republicans
Barney Frank
Sen
Arthur Vandenberg
George Bush
Massachusetts
Horton
Michael Dukakis
Mr. Horton
Oval Office
Steny H. Hoyer
Hoyer
Congress
Pat Schroeder
D-Coro
U.S. Supreme Court
Webster
America
.Things Dixon talked about a decade ago and beyond
Ten, twenty, and thirty years ago notes from the archives discuss Dr. Jerry Mathis of SVC at the 1979 Illinois Speech and Theatre Association convention, a 1964 teachers workshop on expanding mathematical ideas, and a 1939 Shappart Engineering Co fire caused by a worker lighting a cigarette in an oil shed, damaging tools worth about 5000 dollars.
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Jerry Mathis
SVC
Illinois Speech and Theatre Association
Illinois
George Henderson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Shappart Engineering Company
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