Reagan energy plan sparks critique on federal role
The editorial blasts President Reagan for energy policy choices seen as inflationary and ineffective. It accuses him of weakening federal energy programs, favoring oil interests, and pushing deregulation while neglecting conservation. The piece warns such moves risk higher fuel costs and wasted resources at the national level.
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Hostages Return Sparks Veteran Refuge and Agent Orange Debate
A Marine veteran writes that Agent Orange harms many but society honors the Iran hostages as heroes. He recalls returning home to jeers, medevac wounds, and his own illness, arguing public focus shifts between hostage relief and veteran suffering and urging funding for cures over crises.
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Building codes blamed for huge U.S. fire death rate
Fire chiefs and inspectors across the United States fault fragmented codes and lax enforcement for a high fire death rate, arguing that many major blazes could be prevented with stricter model codes and better enforcement rather than blaming architects alone.
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Smoke Kills Most At MGM Grand In Las Vegas Fire
A preliminary multi agency report says smoke and toxic fumes killed about 60 of 84 victims during the MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas on November 21. The fire spread via ducts and elevator shafts as smoke and carbon monoxide filled lower and upper floors. No automatic detection or sounding of fire alarms was found, and many victims died on floors 20 to 25 while trying to use locked escape routes.
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