The neutron bomb costs and policy debate
An analysis contrasts the neutron bomb with other nuclear arms and reports on the U S military budget. It notes Reagan's decision, calls the concept of limited nuclear war illusory, and cites SANE projections on how military spending diverts capital from civilian needs. It warns of ongoing production and the risk of misused aggression.
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TASS
Reagan
Ite House
Koshima
Europe
SANE
U.S
United States
Navy
Air Force
Unemployment Not a Major Issue According to Official
An analysis cites Charles L. Schultze and Murray L. Weidenbaum stating unemployment, though high, has not become a dominant social concern. It notes 7 percent rate in mid 1980s, long-term jobless, discouraged workers, and shifts from manufacturing to services contributing to public tolerance of unemployment.
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Jonathan Fuerbringer
New York Times
Charles L. Schultze
Carter
Council of Economic Advisors
Schultze
Reaan
Federal Reserve Board
Reagan
Murray L. Weidenbaum
Weidenbaum
Frank Levy
The
Urban Institute
Sandra Shaber
Chase Econometrics
Exchequer
Guardian
Ian Aitken
Social Democrat-Liberal Alliance
Herbert Hoover
New Deal
Roosevelt
Britain
Thatcher
Daily Mail
Andrew Alexander
Duane Moser
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Moser
Britain warns United States on monetarist path
Flora Lewis weighs Britain's monetarist experiment under Margaret Thatcher against Reaganomics in the United States. She notes Britain faces rising unemployment, political strife, and question whether strict money control yields rapid recovery, while the U.S. fears similar outcomes if policy missteps occur.
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Flora Lewis
New York Times
Margaret Thatcher
Reagan
United States
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Britain
America
Thatcher
Rural decline dents Midwest small towns in boom bust
In eastern Illinois and other Midwest areas, towns like Muncie shrink as farm consolidation and high costs drive population loss. Experts cite deindustrialization, dispersed development, and aging industry as drivers, predicting some towns will die while few will stabilize.
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Allison Engel
Pacific News
Muncie
Illinois
Sits
Clyde Hendricks
Midwest
Rock Rapids
Iowa
la Salle
Newsweek
America
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Central
Corn Belt
Great Plains
United States
Calvin Beale
U S. Department of Agriculture
Cornbelt
Danville
Ill
General Motors
Richar Lamb
Devel
Sioux Falls
S.D
Moser
Larchwood
Beale
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