Dollars Not Troops: Reagan Okays Central America Aid
The Senate approved a 100 million dollar aid package for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua and 300 million for El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras amid debate over U.S. costs, involvement, and the domino theory. Critics warn it could expand military action, while supporters urge backing democracy and countering communism with funds rather than troops.
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el Salvador
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Honduras
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Vietnam
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Cambodia
Laos
United States
PACs Come Under Fire As Senate Campaign Spending Soars
National scrutiny grows as PACs have poured over 24 million dollars into 87 Senate hopefuls in the 18 months to June 30, 1985, a sum surpassing 1984 by 10 million. Senators Boren and Goldwater propose caps tied to population, with 750000 for senators and 100000 for House candidates, while Congress delays action until after the election.
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Political Action Committees
Pacs
David Boren
Oklahoma
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
House
Congress
TV Tonight Listings Echo 1986 Schedule Fragments
A dense, fragmentary TV guide style page from 1986 outlines a block of primetime and late night programming across networks. Entries include HBO films, game shows, talk and variety shows, and classic series, with titles like Romancing the Stone Prizzi's Honor The Spiral Staircase and The Andromeda Strain.
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Dallas
Mark
Mindy
Green Acres
HBO
Ray Bradbury
Entertainment Tonight
Black Sheep Squadron
Wall Street Journal Report
Miami
Carson
Hart
Barney Miller
Billy Tal
Andy Griffith
Dick van Dyke
Gene Scott
Three Stooges
London
Weeds and Worries From a Weary Roving Editor
A Harris News Service piece by John McCormally uses a weed patch as a metaphor for stalled dreams and life’s slog. He recalls boyhood labor, contemplates edible weeds and desalted sea water, then shifts to Justice Rehnquist and a dangerous pain killer Placydil.
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John
Africa
Indochina
New Guinea
Conrad
Ethiopia
Rehnquist
Plessy
FDA
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Junior College Plan Off Track
John Marshall argues Kansas community colleges are overbuilt and overfunded. He notes 19 colleges across six counties plus Pittsburg State University and urges consolidation under Regents oversight to curb waste, raise state aid, and improve efficiency while preserving local control where feasible.
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Kansas
State Board of Education
Bourbon
Allen
Neosho
Labette
Montgomery County
Crawford County
Pittsburg State University
Regents University
Too Many Blood Cells Need Periodic Removal
Dear Dr. Donohue explains polycythemia a overproduction of bone marrow cells including red white and platelets. Platelets can be defective causing bleeding yet overall blood thickens, producing headaches dizziness itching and sometimes angina. Phlebotomy remains primary treatment to relieve symptoms.
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Ottawa
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