Walters rails at Congress over pork barrel politics and weather cuts
Washington columnist Robert Walters criticizes lawmakers for bloating the budget to please constituents. The piece cites the Grace Commission and a libertarian book, naming Rep. Jamie L. Whitten and Sen. James A. McClure among frequent targets, with Sen. Paul Simon invoked as a local example.
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Paul Simon
Cairo
Washington
Robert Walters
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Congress
Walters
Pork Barrel
Grace Commission
The
Freedoms Foundation
Jamie L. Whitten
D-Miss
James A. McClure
Idaho
Sen
Simon
Commerce Department
National Weather Service
Southern Illinois
Ohio
Mississippi
Amtrak
Ken Gray
Turco Inc. Becomes Allied Tube Subsidiary in Du Quoin
Turco Inc. in Du Quoin, formerly Turco Manufacturing, becomes a subsidiary of Allied Tube and Conduit Co of Harvey after a buyer secured the deal. The kerosene heater line is dropped, but over 250 workers will stay employed by month’s end, marking a local rebound for a longtime Southern Illinois employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turco Inc
Turco Manufacturing Co
Turco
du Quoin
Robert Feigenbaum
Allied Tube and Conduit Co
Harvey
Allied
Perry County
Black Enterprise warns 1985 may worsen black poverty
A Black Enterprise panel predicts a widening rich poor gap and more blacks below the poverty line in 1985. The report cites high unemployment, shrinking manufacturing, limited capital for black entrepreneurs, and a lag in Reagan era recovery, with many blacks facing continued economic hardship.
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Julian Bond
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Black Enterprise Magazine
Black Enterprise
Earl Graves
America
Don’t forget many strategic mistakes
Flora Lewis argues that Soviet demands in arms talks show no real concession and warns that repeated miscalculations and escalations have defined nuclear policy since Baruch. She traces why postwar control efforts failed, urging a rigorous study of strategic decisions and overlooked factors to guide future judgments.
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Flora Lewis
New York Times
Paris
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Gvozmyko
U.S
Europe
Gromyko
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Bernard Baruch
Stalin
America
Washington
Baruch
TI statement clarifies microcircuit testing scope
Norman P. Neureiter of Texas Instruments disputes ex CIA claims that faulty chips jeopardized defense systems. He outlines internal TI audits, minor testing discrepancies, no defects in JAN devices, halted shipments, Pentagon hold, and that most microcircuits are again shipping. He stresses TI’s cooperation and commitment to accuracy.
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Southern Illinoisan
Nancy Weil
James Stockwell
Stockwell
Free World
Texas Instruments
U.S
Pentagon
Herrin Needs Higher Wages and Family Support
Helen Russell of Herrin criticizes local leaders for allowing low wage jobs that cannot support a family. She notes the memory of 65 cent hourly pay in 1953 and urges officials to push for decent wages to aid neighbors and instill pride.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Quaglia
Crompton
Helen Russell
60 Minutes and the South Africa segment critique
Anthony Lewis of the New York Times comments on Morley Safer and 60 Minutes misrepresenting apartheid in a May broadcast. He argues the program overstated progress, ignored brutal realities, and reflects on press responsibility to accuracy and balance.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Madison
60 Minutes
South Africa
Morley Safer
John Tiffin
Sater
Safer
P.W. Botha
Cape Town
Botha
Pollyanna
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Department of Defense
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Texas Instruments, Inc
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