The MX Fiasco and Defense Spending Debate
President Reagan presses for 21 more MX missiles to signal resolve and aid arms talks, costing 1.5 billion. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum votes no, calling it not a key test or effective for arms control, while Rep. Les Aspin supports it despite doubts. Iowa Sen Grassley condemns defense as a leading entitlement program creating welfare costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House Armed Services Committee
Kassebaum
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Turn Em Loose On Welfare For Rich Nations
A 40th anniversary reflection argues the United States should end welfare for Asian and European nations. It claims Japan gains from abundant protection and Germany bears a lighter defense burden due to ongoing U S occupation. The piece warns of growing foreign asset dominance and a looming debtor nation status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
West Germany
United States Army
Europe
Washington Financial Letter
U. S
Asia
Emphysema and quitting smoking offer real benefits
Reader asks if emphysema from years of smoking is reversible. The doctor explains that severe, lasting lung damage isn’t reversed but quitting can halt progression and improve symptoms. Exercise aids breathing tolerance, bronchitis often improves with medicine, and staged programs at hospitals help patients rebuild capacity.
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and details
Ottawa Herald lists subscription options for trade area and outside trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly rates. It notes out of state subscribers pay a 4.5 percent reduced sales tax and includes the editor and publisher details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Jewel in the Crown ends reshapes Washington viewer pulse
PBS Masterpiece Theater series concludes after 14 episodes, drawing Washingtonians into a debate on power and imperialism. David S. Broder notes the show’s focus on Ronald Merrick, its strong female figures, and the cautionary tale about authority, race, and morality in a capital obsessed with heroism and political personas.
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David S. Broder
Washington
Gorbachev
Paul Scott
Raj
Public Broadcasting System
America
India
Scott
Ronald Merrick
Bud Kieser Lands Network Debut With The Fourth Wise Man
AP reports Ellwood Kieser, veteran TV producer and Paulist priest, will debut his network project The Fourth Wise Man on ABC as a 90 minute Easter special starring Martin Sheen and co stars. The Catholic producer leads Paulist Productions and the Human Family Institute. Kieser notes Insight once aired on 274 stations and shaped religious TV before deregulation slowed its timeslots. He envisions more films and a Buchanan HS syndicated series in development.
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Jerry Buck
Los Angeles
Ellwood
Bud” Kieser
ABC
Wise Man
Martin Sheen
Ralph Bellamy
Alan Arkin
Eileen Brennan
Richard Libertini
Lance Kerwin
Kieser
Ellwood Kieser
Paulist Productions
Insight
Human Family Institute
Humanitas
Henry van Dyke
Sheen
Christ
Buchanan HS
Philadelphia
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
West
Africa
House
Television Schedule Highlights and Movie List
A dense TV guide listing multiple films and programs with brief plots and cast. Highlights include movies like Along the Great Divide and Fort Apache, Bronx, TV specials on Rodgers and Hammerstein, and series such as The Amazing Spider-Man era and Late Night with David Letterman. Various sports and news segments fill the lineup with time slots across channels.
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Ottawa Herald
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Sarah Layton
Ronald Merricks
Chillingborough
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
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Nicaragua
Bronx
Jewel In the
Vera Katz
Oregon House of Representatives
Tish Kelly
North Dakota
Minnie Davenport Craig
Consuelo Northrop Bailey
Vermont
Marion West. Higgins
New Jersey
Ms. Katz
Center For the
Rutgers University
Eagleton Institute
Networks Discover
Wes Sae
Heaven
Jonathan
Mark
Snoopy
KCTV
Charlie Brown
ESPN
NFL
L Guy
Mojave
Kirk Douglas
Virginia Mayo
John Agar
Bahn
Rudy
Kurt Russell
Jack Warden
Gerritt Graham
Lake Tahoe - West
GD Dynasty
Blake
Daniel
Krystle
Art Carney
Juart Margolin
Janis Paige
700 Club
Rodgers
Hammerstein Music
KCPT
Sara
HBO
Harry and Son
Paul Newman
Bobby Benson
Joanne Woodward
St. Elsewhere
Cather
Ithuar Halley's Hotel
Margie
Cisco Pike
Cosby
Trapper John
M.D
Bo Miller
America Zare
CBN
Fort Apache
New York
Ed Asner
Rachel Ticotin
Coit
Mazda SportsLook
Barney Milter
Fu Manchu
Tibet
Christopher Lee
Nigel Greer
Bue & Allen
David Letterman
ABC News Nightline
Eleanor Parker
Agnes Moorehead
Hope Emerson
Joan
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