FBI overhaul urged in Donovan probe a Labor Secretary case
The piece argues the FBI bungled the Donovan inquiry and hid information from Reagan officials. It cites Fred Furino a Mafia associate who failed lie tests then died, and notes Donovan’s Newark firm ties to the Genovese family. A Silverman grand jury report is pending while Donovan resists stepping down.
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Raymond Donovan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Donovan
Reagan
Labor Post
FBI
Senate Labor Committee
Washington Post
Fred Furino
Furino
New Jersey
Vito Genovese
Leon Silverman
White House
This Day In History June 28 Montage Of Milestones
On June 28 events shaped 20th century history including the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 sparking World War I. Other marks include El Alamein in 1942, Seoul fall in 1950, Poznan riots in 1956, OPEC price rise in 1979, and Nixon’s 1969 draft and Supreme Court ruling in 1975.
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Austria
Archduke Ferdinand
Sarajevo
8Th Army
el- Alamein
North Africa
Seoul
South Korea
Poznan
Poland
OPEC
Nixon
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
Georges Clemenceau
Writing letters Odessa American guidelines for letters to the editor
The Odessa American outlines submission rules for reader letters including length limits two pages double spaced typed or legibly handwritten, require name address and phone number for verification, publish only name and town, with withholding allowed only for substantial hardship, and notes letters may be edited for taste and libel.
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Odessa American
Reagan widens export ban hitting Soviet pipeline project
President Reagan expands December 1981 sanctions to bar U S and overseas subsidiaries from selling equipment for the Siberian gas pipeline to Western Europe. The move strains U S allies, risks German jobs, and may cost Japan and other partners billions, while grain sales to Moscow continue.
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Reagan
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Union
Caterpillar Tractor Co
West Europe
Caterpillar
General Electric Co
Poland
West Germany
Bonn
Sakhalin
Japan
Kremlin
Hinckley insanity verdict sparks mock debate in Chicago
Mike Royko reports on a conversation with Joe Tuffaut critiquing the Hinckley insanity ruling. The dialogue contrasts Parker’s embezzlement from Illinois public funds with Hinckley’s shooting of Reagan, questioning what counts as sane behavior in a gun-obsessed society.
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Joe Tuffaut
Parker
University of Illinois
Robert N. Parker
Hinckley
Reagan
Four Letter World and a Woman’s Dirty Mouth
Letter from Steve Quinn of Odessa condemns a restaurant scene where a woman curses loudly and uses blasphemy. He laments the rise of coarse language among women and men, calls for cleaner talk, and recalls past manners and discipline. He cites ERA culture as a factor and desires a day when town outings feel untainted by profanity.
Endangered Species Act reauthorized for three more years
Congress renewed the Endangered Species Act for three years amid rising extinction fears. The piece notes historic loss rates from 1600 to present and argues preservation beyond aesthetics protects health, food supplies, and ecological balance, warning that current development could threaten human survival.
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Congress
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Citizen Smith
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Nation's Press
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Charles H. Percy
Bill
NATO
West
Ciberia
East West Gasline
By Mike Royko
Falklands
God
Steve Quinn
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