Star Wars debate challenged by new defenders of defense
In a guest editorial Frederton Massachusetts editor Stephen Green argues critics of Reagan's Star Wars shield misstate costs and feasibility. He cites Jastrow Livermore and Los Alamos findings that fewer satellites and lighter beam systems could defend the United States, contradicting UCS and OTA claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Green
Copley News Service
Reagan
Congressional Office of Technology Assessment
UCS
OTA
Robert Jastrow
Goddard Institute of Space Studies
Jastrow
Commentary Magazine
United States
Livermore Laboratory
Livermore
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Los Alamos National Laboratories
Los Alamos
U.S
John Tirman
Cambridge
Mass
Caldwell to Ford retires as outspoken business voice
Anthony Hartigan lauds Philip Caldwell on his impending retirement Feb. 1 as a forceful advocate for U.S. industry. He warns free trade purists and urges extending voluntary restraints on Japanese autos to curb a growing trade deficit, arguing auto manufacturing underpins the American economy and needs public education on protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Hartigan
Philip Caldwell
Ford Motor Co
American Business and Industry
Caldwell
The
Wall Street Journal
Japan
U.S
United States
Ford
Soviet troops ready to guard Nicaragua fears rise in US invasion
Washington reports warn that Soviet combat brigades trained near San Pedro in Cuba could be airlifted to Nicaragua within two hours to bolster defense against a U.S. invasion. CIA notes 5,000 Cuban advisers in Nicaragua, with 2,000 military or security personnel, and a Nicaraguan army capable of 100,000 troops within 12 hours. MiG-21 deliveries threaten air superiority in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicaragua
CIA
Dale van Atta
San Pedro
Cuba
U.S
Grenada
Fidel Castro
Central America
MiGs Threaten Panama Canal Warned By U S Officials
U S warnings target Soviet and Nicaraguan moves in Central America as MiG-21s loom. Nicaragua has pilots trained for MiGs and two airfields capable of handling Soviet jets. A secret NSC memo warns that MiGs could shift the regional balance and trigger a U S response up to destroying planes or a blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Soviet Union
Nicaragua
Central America
Bulgaria
Cuba
Castro
Puerto Cabezas
Caribbean
Punta Huete
Managua
Punte Buete
National Security Council
U.S
Pentagon
Florida
Yesterday News Post Highlights From The Files
A concise round up from the Yesterday News Post files recounts notable items from archives. It notes varying local events, community notices, and brief briefs reflecting past era reporting and public life.
Frederick Radio Club Plans Antenna After Storm Loss
Fifty years ago the Frederick Amateur Radio Association laid plans for a new antenna to replace one blown down in a wind storm at the W3CMG Army network station in the pink house on North Bentz Street. President Donald Basin said the old antenna fell during the attempt to switch from rope to metal guy wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Amateur Radio Association
Association
Donald Basin
Wa5
W3cmg
Army Network
Pink House
North
Bentz Sweet
Greater Damascus civic group submits PD comments
The Greater Damascus Civic Association files comments to MNCPPC on Zoning G-450 Ridgeview Centre. They back a 145000 sq ft shopping center, applaud moving the bank, favor a sit down restaurant, senior housing and on site medical facilities, and urge library and trail integrations. They push security patrols, work program jobs for Damascus High students, and seek community input on architecture and density per the Master Plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GDCA
James Bobrer
Bohrer
Mncppc
Acme
Damascus
Damascus High
Bethesda Church Rd
Rt. 27
SHA
Magruder
Lehrer
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Frederton, Ma
Prn Tere
Jack Anderson
KGB
Honduras
el Salvador
Sever
Lec
Ralph E. Hartman
Grace Reformed Church
Kiwanis Club
Jesse B. Anders
Parsons Newman
Hartman
Pomona
Edward F. Holter
Vernon Coblents
Middletown
Myersville
Albert D. Flock
Florence Baker
Catherine Hauver
Paul Hoffmaster
Frederick County
Farm Bureau
Howard Fry
Robert Holter
N E. Kefanver Ill
Robert R. Zimmerman
J. Ridgly Fleck
Ralph B. Fisher
Jesse M. Burall
George C. Stauffer
Howard T. Smith
Samuel P. Summers Jr
C. Raymond Zeltman
T. Wilfred Runkles
Edward Meadows
Paul Spurrier
Robert T. Grossnickle
M L. Day
Calvary Methodist Hall
Jay Scott Mackley
David Edwards
Gloria King
Cynthia Shafer
Jennifer Sullivan
Detrick Plaza
Joint Venture Inc
Greater Damascus Civic Association
Greater Damascus
John B. Clare
Brunswick
Walkersville
Ing School
Brunswick High School
Linganore Gymnasium
Linganore
Singapore
Beth Koenig
Spedanaskher
Atthews
Maria Magd, Bierely
Bierly
Apples
Thurmont
Philip Matthews
M. Magdalene
Frederick Bierely
Susanna Bierely
Maria Magdalene Bierely
Mabel M. Klobnak
St. Des Moines, Iowa
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