Europe divided over Reagan Poland crisis and NATO fate
West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and President Reagan differed on how to respond to Poland. Schmidt backed US sanctions on the USSR but held off committing Western Europe to an economic offensive. The Polish crisis tests NATO unity and European resolve amid recession and energy concerns.
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Helmut Schmidt
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United States
Soviet Union
Poland
West Europe
America
Europe
Creationism debate tests science and faith in Arkansas ruling
The Arkansas law forcing teaching of creation science was overturned by Judge William Ray Overton. He deemed the measure an improper injection of religious belief into public schools, upholding non-sectarian science education. He affirmed Genesis as spiritual truth while questioning scientific proofs.
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Heaven
Earth
Arkansas
William Ray Overton
Overton
God
Herrin council approves tax abatement amid revenue strain
The Herrin city council approved abating 40 000 of a 90 000 tax levy for the city building commission, boosting the tax burden by about 10 per household to raise 50 000. As Southern Illinois communities face shrinking state and federal support, Herrin must choose between higher taxes or spending cuts while considering higher garbage fees. The action is unpopular but deemed necessary to weather the economic malaise.
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Herrin
City Building Commission
Southern Illinois
Washington
Veterans praise Marion VA staff in Southern Illinois
In a lengthy letter Editor and many area veterans thank the Marion VA Medical Center staff for diligent care across nine wars. They highlight administration, under staffing, nurses and aides, maintenance, kitchen, security, and the chaplain, Rev Charles Vickery, praising the facility as a cathedral of medicine within federal limits and dreaming of future Midwest prominence.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Charles Vickery
Bernie Monroe
American Legion
VFW
Lawrence Absher
Guy Carter
DAV
Tom Darnell
al Brown
Cathedral of Medicine
Veteran’s Medical Center
Midwest
Johns VA Medical Center
Marion
Western unity at stake in Poland and NATO by Reston
James Reston argues that Reagan’s NSC shift from Richard Allen to William Clark Jr. does not fix a flawed foreign policy. Allies doubt limited sanctions can shift Poland, Libya, China, or Cuba, while Clark’s appointment remains administrative rather than policy, and broader strategy remains unsettled.
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New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Richard Allen
William P. Clark Jr
National Security Council
Wall Street
Main Street
Poland
Soviet Union
Warsaw
Moscow
Muammar Khadafy
Libya
Khadafy
Mediterranean
NATO
Cuba
China
Israel
White House
Allen
NSC
Bert Lance
Alexander Haig
Clark
Haig
Caspar Weinberger
Pipeline tying Europe to the Russians
Paul Magnesia reports that a 3,600 mile Yamal natural gas pipeline linking the Soviets to Western Europe could reshape East West relations. Europe plans $15 billion in loans to Soviets, boosting gas supply to Germany and France while raising U.S. worries about weakening Western unity amid Poland’s crisis.
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Poland
United States
Western Europe
West Germany
France
Arctic
Regan
Europe
Soviet Union
Russia
U.S
Eastern Europe
Yamal
Estern
Taxpayer letter attacks Richman and county board over taxes
A Jackson County taxpayer charges Judge Richman and the county board with incompetence over traffic fines funding and a 34 percent tax levy. He cites the Illinois statute on fines and asks voters to replace leaders ahead of elections, detailing court costs and out of court settlements as misused public funds.
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Jackson County
Richman
Jackson County Board
Judicial and Law Review Committee
Larry Lipe
Eriksen
County General Fund
Elsie Pierson
Richard Richman
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