Immunity Fight Shapes Iran Arms Inquiry Fallout
President Reagan seeks immunity for White House aides Poindexter and North to end the Iran arms furor, while independent counsel Walsh opposes. Immunity decision becomes a bipartisan showdown in House and Senate committees as calls grow for full disclosure.
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Watergate Hotel
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White House
John M. Poindexter
Oliver L. North
Lawrence Walsh
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Senate
Walsh
North
Poindexter
Glitch In U S Factories Highlights White Collar Slippage
A reported decline in U S white collar efficiency relative to foreign rivals is blamed on computers. While factory worker output remains steady, automation boosts paperwork, creating new staffing needs and perceived inefficiency.
Generation at Risk PBS program spotlight and grim teen stats
Readers are urged to act as Nancy Reagan promotes PBS special Generation at Risk airing tonight at 7. The report outlines alarming teen drug and alcohol problems, school dropouts, teen pregnancy, and deaths by own actions, citing Gallup polls and Ottawa High School figures.
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America
Nancy Reagan
PBS
Ottawa High School
Janice Ford
Mulberry Dhs
Reagan State of the Union Critique Sparks Debate
The piece reviews Ronald Reagan’s State of the Union, praising his delivery while labeling the speech largely rhetoric. It cites polls showing distrust over Iran-Contra and foreign policy, critiques deficit concerns, calls for a balanced budget, line item veto, and welfare reform, concluding the address didn’t address the union’s real state.
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Ronald Reagan
State of the Union
New York Times-Cbs
Reagan
Nicaragua
Reagan must remove Don Regan to save the presidency
The piece argues Reagan faces a fractured administration with Don Regan at the center. It contends Regan’s dominance erodes trust, cites the Iran arms affair, and warns Shultz and other cabinet leaders may resign if Regan remains. It urges bold action to avert Democratic gains in 1988 and preserve party integrity.
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White House
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Regan
Washington Post
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Iran
Shultz
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U.S
London
America
George Shultz
Don Regan
Republican Party
Weinberger
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Labor
Bill Brock
George Bush
Bush
Translation piece on Sixth Fleet visit to Augusta Sicily
In Augusta Sicily Vice Adm Moranville dispatched 35 ships in three columns as a message to Libya and the Soviets. The Sixth Fleet conducted a week of exercises with carriers Kennedy and Nimitz to project power and reassure NATO. The piece details carrier operations, crew life, catapult speeds, daily routines, and the enduring pull of Navy life.
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Catania
Sicily
Kendall Moranville
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Moranville
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Belknap
Kennedy
Nimitz
U.S. Navy
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John A. Moriarty
Moriarty
Cmdr
H.R. Bourland
San Diego
Ottawa Herald subscription rates effective July 1 1986
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding area, Franklin County and adjacent counties, and all other areas by carrier or mail, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly terms and out-of-state tax details, under editorial leadership of Jim R. Hitch and staff.
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