Medflies and Malathion Echo Carson's Pesticide Dilemma
Readers confront the pesticide debate sparked by Silent Spring era warnings. Controversy over Agent Orange, malathion, and other chemicals spans Illinois to California, highlighting health, environmental, and political stakes. Experts defend safety while legislators consider shifting regulatory authority, echoing Carson’s prescient cautions.
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Rachel Carson
Carson
Illinois
California
U.S. Public Health Service
Mississippi River
Mississippi
New England
Levin
Edmund Brown
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Brown
Reagan passive in Hugel affair questions White House role
The piece argues Reagan was rarely informed about the Hugel CIA affair and Lefever nomination, suggesting the president is detached from day-to-day decisions. It notes Baker and Fielding knew earlier, while Hugel’s resignation closed the issue. It warns the policy risks and public perception of a distant president.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
Max Hugel
Ronald Reagan
Hugel
White House
James Baker
Fred Fielding
CIA
William Casey
Reagan
Ernest Lefever
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Reagan under fire over press conferences and credibility
The article argues the president faces mounting criticism after his first postassassination press conference and perceptions of detachment. It contrasts Reagan's hands on approach with Eisenhower's era, noting his advisers stress his active decision making yet warn that misstatements and perceived distance risk eroding public trust and political influence.
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Syria
Lebanon
Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Manpower shortage tops military chiefs agenda
Senior officers fret about volunteer force quality and growing manpower gaps as U S strategic commitments expand. Analysts question current standards and consider broadened service options, including potential national service, with draft resumption viewed cautiously.
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Drew Middleton
New York Times
United States
Europe
Southwest Asia
Central America
Soviet Union
Nixon
Caspar W. Weinberger
Reagan
Robert L. Goldich
Congressional Research Service
Library of Congress
Defense Department
Goldich
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
Parks Department
Peace Corps
Pentagon
Protestant rebels rally as hunger strikes intensify in Ulster
In East Belfast a grim Ulster Defense Association cadre awaits each hunger strikers death. Andrew Tyrie, 41, heads the force with 15,000 members and the ability to shut down the province by calling out workers. He fears IRA sympathy rising in Catholic areas and a possible bid to unite Ulster with the Republic. Tyrie envisions a two-community, living-together goal but pushes for an independent Ulster with democratic systems and equal opportunity.
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Miss Love
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Bernard Weinr
Aud
New York Times
Belfast
Newtowards
Ulster Defense Association
Andrew Tyrie
Ulster
Tyrie
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Northern Ireland
Prods
East Belfast
Britain
Irish Republic
Dublin
London
United Kingdom
Thomas Herron
Shankill Road
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Steve Moore
University of Illinois
Moore
Southern Illinoisan
Bonnie Marx
Edward Markey
Medford
Mass
Congress
Reagan Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Block
Professor Moore
Diana
Prince Charles
Fred M. Hechinger
Aspen
Cole
Ruth Love
Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies
Oakland
Calif
New York City
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