Reagan Says U S Defense Spending Gap Misleading
The editorial argues Reagan overstates the Soviet defense budget by counting Russian tanks as Chrysler products and using American wage costs. It notes the Pentagon estimates rely on flawed assumptions and that roughly 22 percent of Soviet spending targets China rather than the United States. The piece calls the spending gap an illusion and questions expanding military buildup.
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Pentagon
U.S
Chrysler
America
Defense Department
China
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Distaff Side Why Didn’t You Write Dolores Hope Column
Dolores Hope reflects on a 27 year habit of writing for a newspaper, the unpaid rule during absences, and how vacations, emergencies like her father’s death in 1966, and guest writers shaped her approach. She credits editor Benevolent Boss Brooks for pay during vacations and recalls last month’s attempt to travel without writing ahead.
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Boss Brooks
Rights and limits in university politics over Ollman case
A columnist debates academic freedom and public funding in the Ollman dispute at the University of Maryland. The piece contrasts a professor’s right to teach Marxism with the university’s accountability to taxpayers and public policy. It argues presidents must balance free inquiry with political considerations and funding realities.
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Washington
Bertell Ollman
University of Maryland
Department of Politics and Government
Ollman
New York University
Wilson Homer Elkins
Elkins
John S. Toll
Toll
U. S. District Court
Baltimore
Alexander Harvey II
Wisconsin
Oxford
N.Y.U
Chicago
Columbia
Washington Post
Maryland
Dr. Toll
Supreme Court
Aristotle
Butter for bread or guns a tough US choice
The State Department weighs selling surplus butter to the Soviet Union amid wheat sales. Officials argue butter could signal weakness if dumped with grain, while Agriculture fears rancid stock and price drops if unsold. A strategic tie to NATO allies and prior Soviet actions frames the debate, with a forthcoming announcement anticipated.
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State Department
United States
Soviet Union
Washington Post
Robert Kaiser
Lee Lescaze
al Haig
Afghanistan
Reagan
Brezhnev
Haig
Sam
Agriculture Department
Free World
NATO
GSA scandals and mismanagement across federal buildings
A sweeping critique details ongoing GSA failures in space management and fire safety. Audits cite 42 buildings across Fort Worth Kansas City and Washington DC as deficient with 566 fire safety issues and widespread misfiling of space data.
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Washington
Ol’ Man River
General Services Administration
GSA
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Washington, D.C
Ervay
Dallas
International Trade Mart
Plaza Tower
New Orleans
Universal Building
Pomponia Plaza
Arlington
Oregon
Idaho
Alaska
Auburn
Wash
Tony Capaccio
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Joane
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