Nicaragua election ushers Chamorro to power in landmark vote
Editorial notes Nicaragua's Sunday election as the region's latest democratic milestone. Chamorro defeats Ortega in a fair poll, prompting U S support and promises to lift sanctions. Article highlights global democratic momentum, economic woes ahead for Chamorro, and the need for Western aid sharing.
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Romania
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Lawrence could save millions on water contract and bus plan
Kansas Senate action could cut Lawrence water costs by over 2 million dollars across a 40 year term from Clinton Lake via a new treatment plant. The Lawrence school board approved renewing Harmon and Sons bus service for 1980 81, amid debate over bidding. Tests showed most Lawrence High sophomores possess strong survival skills, with only 49 of 569 adults below average. Justice William O Douglas urged world rule of law in a KU lecture attracting about 2000. An 1890 Journal note recalls Ed Howe on Lawrence aristocracy tied to Quantrill era events.
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Harmon and Sons
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LHS
Brad Tate
Freedom or Peace: Contested U S Political Framing
An editorial argues that peace advocates have cloaked their philosophy in pacifist rhetoric while conservatives and anti-Communists defend liberty. It traces a postwar shift labeling leftist groups as statists and defends individualism and freedom against perceived leftist coalitions.
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Peace and freedom collide in right wing debate over stability
William Safire argues that peace is being repurposed as stability and predictability by statism and Soviet propaganda. He criticizes Bush and Kohl for seeking implied peace through calm, urging continued struggle for freedom, individualism, and genuine democracy with unpredictable, decisive action.
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Vaclav Havel
Bush
Kohl
Pogo
Europe
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Wilson
Democrats Should Back Moynihan Tax Cut in 1990s
The piece argues Democrats should endorse Sen. Moynihan's payroll tax rollback of over 60 billion dollars over two years, arguing it boosts middle income living, creates jobs, and outpaces Bush and GOP tax plans. It catalogues alternative paths and endorses a clear Democratic tax cut stance while criticizing Republicans’ tax approach.
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