Kissinger Wriggles and Cold War Power Shifts Debate
The piece argues Kissinger wriggles divert attention from Reagan’s claim of U.S. decline in military power. It cites Rostow and Nitze on Soviet throw weight and second strike, notes Lebanon Libya and Angola issues, and questions Sadat’s Soviet ties and possible misdirection about Soviet departures from Cairo.
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U.S
Kissinger
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
State Department
Europe
Eugene Rostow
Yale Law
Coalition
Paul Nitze
Rostow
Sen
Henry Jackson
Ronald Reagan
Lebanon
Libya
Angola
Congress debates defense budget and warns against arms race
The article recalls Sen. Muskie challenging Defense Secretary Rumsfeld over the idea of an arms race as the U S defense budget nears 112 7 billion. It argues that rough equivalence with the Soviet Union is unlikely and notes the United States lags in multiple weapon sectors while the Soviets push ahead with 37 prototype aircraft and multi billion annual R D investment. It suggests the nation may gamble on partial advances and risk national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
Muskie
United States
Donald Rumsfeld
Soviet Union
Tts
Muskiee Rumsfeld
Parental approval and personal happiness clash for a free-spirited friend
A narrator notes a friend who quits a $20 000 yearly PR post to craft belt buckles and turquoise jewelry finds happiness in self direction. Parents scold the choice, measuring value by conformity, while the friend remains content despite financial strain and social pressure.
The Journal Publication Note
The Journal published daily by News Journal Inc at Broad and First Ave Middletown Ohio 45042. Second class mail Middletown Ohio. Subscriptions rates for per copy and home delivery by carrier. Founded in 1457.
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The
News Journal. Inc. & Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Onio
Capital punishment debate splits Supreme Court justices
Jeffrey Hart argues eight justices may split on capital punishment with Stevens holding the tie-breaking vote. He contrasts deterrence with justice, cites CS Lewis and humanitarians, and notes dangers of social engineering and wrongful punishment in a lengthy critical analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Justice Stevens
Donereh
Robert Bork
Merely doing his job in pinball crackdown
A Middletown reader defends Sheriff Walton for enforcing a long violated pinball law. She argues he is not a politician but a diligent officer cracking down on crime and warns that critics will come with the action.
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F Walton
Ret
Walton
Middletown
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