Brezhnev era defined by power aims and aging leadership
The Sun Baltimore profiles Leonid Brezhnev as a dominant Soviet ruler seeking global parity with the United States, defending the empire while suppressing dissent. It notes detente shifts, Warsaw Pact actions, and the looming succession of Andropov and Chernenko as the post Brezhnev era looms, with Reagan seeking a calmer, more correct North Atlantic dynamic.
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Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Afghanistan
Poland
Cuba
Angola
Ethiopia
South Yemen
Vietnam
America
Kremlin
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Leonid Brezhnev
West Berlin
West Germany
Helsinki
Yuri V. Andropov
KGB
Central Committee
Konstantin Chernenko
Nikita Khrushchev
Pacemaker showdown prompts FDA safety debates
A Washington Merry-Go-Round report details a heated clash between Pacesetter Systems Inc. chair Alfred Mann and the FDA over Programalith AV pacemakers. Mann threatened to market without approval, prompting an FDA official memo. The piece also profiles Montana cable officer Marvin Thompson and political notes on Rep. Phil Burton and party shifts.
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Washington
Wellast Apia
Food and Drug Administration
Alfred Mann
Pacesetter Systems Inc
Sylmar
Calif
Glenn Rahmoeller
FDA
Cardio Vascular Devices
Rahmoeller
Mann
Rabmoeller
Eui
Pacesetter
Tony Capaccio
Programantic AV
Alog
Marvin L. Thompson
Malmstrom Air Fcrce
Montana
Air Force
Minuteman
Thompson
Malmstrom
Spaon
Phil Burton
Burton
Fed Berio
Letters to the editor denounce prize for Halloween costume
A reader condemns awarding a prize for a child in a Halloween contest wearing a Tylenol box replica. The letter argues media sensationalism worsens fear and calls for temperate reporting while praising thoughtful parental pride and restraint.
Page notes on local events and health advisories
Frederick County reports on a busy opening day of bets and busters as records and licenses are tallied. Dr Forbes H Burgess urges Type II polio vaccination amid county coverage stats. Peoples Drug moving to larger quarters after 28 years. ACC service bureau cites Terrapins leading in three categories. A school board suggestion advocates parent access to curriculum outlines for sensitive topics. Wayne Allgaier, MD, Brunswick.
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Betes Nom
Frederick County
Fies
Busters
Exenters
Ka Flercest
Forbes H. Burgess
Peoples Drug Store Inc
Prospect Shopping Co
Pearl and
South Jefferson Streets
West Patrick Street
Frederick
East Patrick Street
Washington, D.C
Acne Pioneer Drug Organization
Cen Certai
Savanna
A Rural Carrier Complains About Paper Delivery
A Frederick News-Post rural carrier writes about morning mail routines at the Frederick Post Office. He praises carrier Ed Mackley for dependable paper delivery, notes about 1,500 copies daily, and discusses inserts affecting casing and delivery times. He also touches on pay and evaluation timing. George E. Wilt Route 3 Rural Carrier.
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Frederick Post
May
Lagino
Ed Mackley
News-Post
Frederick Post Office
Frederick News-Post
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Netus
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Jack Anderson
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Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico
Jeff Bingaman
Biery Bred
Virginia
Howard Cannon
D-Ney
George Orwell
Tylenol
Chicago
Charles C, Gray
Big Woods Road
Sjamsville
Tam
City
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Central
United Ambulance
Homewood
Pertale
Margaret Zorzanello
Glendale Drive
Hema
Francis Scott Key
Gettysburg
Alabama
United Dough Confederacy
East Second Street
Leikly-Une Sauuenss
Fremma Optimist
Maryland
Duke
Wayne Allgaier, MD Brunswick
George E. Wilt
Raral
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