U.S. and Israel seek closer ties amid Middle East diplomacy
The Reagan administration moves to reassure Israel with a memorandum of understanding linking the U S and Israel against Soviet threats in the region while easing Israeli concerns over AWACS sales to Saudi Arabia. The pact signals strategic U S support though tensions persist as Egypt eyes Sinai return and West Bank talks loom.
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Reagan
Israel
United States
Weinberger
Mideast
AWACS
Saudi Arabia
Soviet Union
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
West Bank
Marva Collins Story Profiles a Courageous Chicago Teacher
CBS dramatized The Marva Collins Story portrays a Chicago educator who leaves a failing system to start a one room schoolhouse. It stresses competent caring instruction and inner discipline, arguing that any child can learn with proper guidance and willingness to risk failure.
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Marva Collins
Mae
CBS
Chicago
Political potholes and taxes in Illinois roads
Illinois roads crumble in freeze thaw cycles as the state faces a constant maintenance gap. Forecasters predict a moderate winter while politicians delay funding, blaming taxes and political divisions. The piece urges leaders Governor Thompson and Adlai Stevenson to push new transportation taxes in the 1982 election.
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Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Kathy Best
General Assembly
State Road Fund
Carbondale
Rockford
Chicago
Downstate
Thompson
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Soviet repression hurts arms talks
Anthony Lewis writes on Andrei Sakharov and his hunger strike as a protest to let his stepson's fiancee emigrate, highlighting KGB pressure. The piece links internal Soviet repression to U.S.–Soviet arms talks, noting 500+ dissidents jailed and the broader impact on Western opinion and SALT II negotiations.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Andrei Sakharov
Reagan
Europe
Brezhnev
Afghanistan
Senate
Letter on hostages Vets and Agent Orange debate
Dannie L. Williams of Carbondale writes to Southern Illinoisan arguing Reagan ignores veterans while hostages are praised. He recalls Iran hostages then attacks VA denial of Agent Orange health claims, citing Nimmo and DoD budget clashes and calling for justice and compensation.
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Southern Illinoisan
Agent Orange
Channel 12
Jamaica
Veterans Administration
Vietnam
Department of Defense
Robert F. Nimmo
Nimmo
Fomer
Dannie L. Williams
Carbondale
Congress angry with FBI over child snatching law
Law designed to curb parental kidnapping via FBI help is criticized as underenforced by Justice Department. Senators Wallop Cranston and Hughes push new legislation to force broader FBI involvement and remove high level approval barriers. DOJ argues policy limits federal intervention in family disputes and focuses on credible evidence of abuse or danger.
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Nadine Cohodas
Congressional Quarterly
FBI
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
Senators
House
Justice Department
Wallop
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
William J. Hughes
D-N.j
Senate
Health and Human Services Department
Wallop, Cranston and Hughes
Congress
Department
Lawrence Lippe
The
Justice de
Partment
Lippe
Criminal Division
Patricia M. Hoff
American Bar Association
Hughes
Hoff
U.S
Washington
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Helsinki
Etta
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BULME
Jose Statin
Iran
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Department of Justice
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