Mainland China tests waters of capitalism in shift
Our Opinion argues China moves beyond Marxism from university courses to pragmatic capitalism. It notes reforms since Nixon era and six years after his visit, small private enterprise began. The column suggests China’s growth outpaces forecasts and could deter communism more than propaganda.
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United States
China
Peking University
Ding Shisun
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nunn backs cap on MX missiles in Senate
Senator Sam Nunn, a key defense expert, urges limiting MX deployments to 50 missiles, arguing the plan misfires without ABM defenses and warning that fixed silos or tunnels would leave missiles vulnerable and waste billions. The commentary critiques past proposals and current treaty limits.
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Georgia
Sam Nunn
U.S. Senate
Capitol Hill
Nunn
Senate
Reagan
Carter
Minuteman
Senator Nunn
Columbia, 8.C
Japan’s never over as V J Day sparks arms build up
The 40th anniversary of V J Day marks Japan's plan for a $100 billion five year arms buildup. Japan pursues F 15 fighters P 3 Orion patrol planes submarines and Patriot missiles amid Cold War era tensions. The piece notes Soviet divisions near Japan and North Korea’s large army as context while reflecting on Japan’s postwar vow to renounce war.
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Japan
Douglas MacArthur
First U.S. flag raised at Fort McHenry in 1960
United Press International reports the 50 star flag was officially raised at 12:01 a.m. on July 4 1960 at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore marking the Hawaii entry as the last state added without a named star.
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United Press International
United States
Fort McHenry National Monument
Baltimore
Hawaii
Media and Congress clash over Soviet policy at St Regis
A panel at the Hotel St Regis features Richard Pipes Helmut Sonnenfeldt and David Sidorsky arguing that U S policy toward the Soviet Union has misfired from Roosevelt to Reagan. They blame detente for letting the Kremlin expand abroad while Congress hesitates to fund the Nicaraguan contras. The discussion condemns media indecision and calls for action against Soviet expansion in Africa the Caribbean and Central America.
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George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
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New York City
St. Regis
Soviet Union
Richard Pipes
Harvard
National Security Council
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Pipes and Sonnenfeldt
Europe
Africa
Angola
Mozambique
Ethiopia
South Yemen
Caribbean
North America
el Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Reagan
Grenada
Castro
Nicaragua
Texas
Louisiana
United States
National Committee On American Foreign Policy Inc
Ronald Reagan
de Borchgrave
Defeat of seal kill treaty urged in letter to editor
The letter condemns the 1984 to 1985 seal slaughter in Alaska's Pribilof Islands outlining the annual killing of 22,000 pups. It argues the current treaty subsidizes the trade, wastes tax money, and urges Senate rejection to end the slaughter and save lives. It notes unsold 1984 skins and Humane Society efforts with a call for funding.
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Alaska
Pribilof
U.S
Japan
Canada
North Pacific
Reagan
Senate
Humane Society of the
United States
The
Humane Society of the United States
L St
N.W
Washington, D.C
Reagan tax plan targets presidential election checkoff
Washington opinion piece defends the 1-dollar checkoff on the 1040 form that funds presidential elections, noting it has funded three campaigns without increasing tax liability and citing audits, while arguing Reagan opposes public financing and questions tax simplification claims. It points to past subsidies accepted by Reagan and the ongoing rationale for retaining public funding.
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Reagan
Texas
John Connally
Sailboat voyage source of columnist’s long planned sabbatical
A columnist describes plans to take a five thousand mile sail from Bermuda to the Azores with minimal stops. He will broadcast lessons from remote atolls where phones are unreliable and one island requires gas masks due to historic poison gas concerns.
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Bermuda
Azores
Oliver Twist
Kansas City
Universal Press Syndicate
Micronesia
Bitburg
Final column on Pacific voyage and gadgets for navigation
The author contemplates a four week final column as he sails the Pacific from Honolulu to New Guinea. He details secret instruments and software to pinpoint position within tight margins, discusses wind effects at sea, the heat near the equator, and lighter topics like Frigidaire and the idle rich, while reflecting on adventures by Dick Bass and Everest ascents.
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Pacific Ocean
North
Honolulu
New Guinea
United States
East Indies
Everest
Dick Bass
Great
William F. Jr
Universal Press
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