Gray urged to rethink Star Wars amid NORAD doubts
In a letter to Rep. Kenneth Gray of West Frankfort, readers urge a deeper look at Star Wars defense funding. They contrast Gray’s district focus with national policy, warn of NORAD’s limits, and argue that the anti missile program risks vast costs without proven effectiveness.
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D-West
Frankfort
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Ken Gray
Gray
Illinois
Outer Space
NORAD
Colorado
Pentagon cash excess limits need sane defense cuts
George McGovern argues the House froze military spending at last year's level but still leaves the budget at historic highs. He calls for a 25 percent cut to curb wasteful procurement, rising costs, and nuclear overkill, urging Congress to reverse the arms race and protect the public from an out-of-control juggernaut.
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George McGovern
Newspaper Enterprise Association
House
Pentagon
Congress
Gene LaRocque
Center For Defense Information
Reagan
United States
Congressional
Defense
Reader Questions Need For New Assistant Superintendent
John D. Naas of Murphysboro questions the hiring of an assistant superintendent for Murphysboro Unit 186. He urges funding for more teachers or a child psychologist, cites large class sizes, and asks the board to consult field workers before allocating money, stressing education as the top concern.
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Southern Illinois
Murphsyboro
Day care for elders gains support in Illinois flourish
Elizabeth Renshaw highlights elderly day care programs and their growth, noting two programs El derwell and Gold Plate omitted from a Carbondale area feature. The Illinois Department on Aging and local families recognize their contributions, with satellite sites in Alexander Johnson Pulaski and Union counties and Perry County respectively.
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Southern Illinois
Elizabeth Renshaw
Carbondale
Elderwell
Alexander
Johnson
Pulaski
Union
Perry County
Illinois Department On Aging
US let KAL 007 fly to destruction
Investigative notes suggest US officials may have manipulated and suppressed information about KAL 007’s August 31 1983 crash. The article cites experts arguing the jet deliberately deviated to test Soviet air defenses for intelligence gain, with claims of a coordinated effort to delay news and influence propaganda.
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U.S
Robert Walters
Newspaper Enterprise Association Washington
NEA
Korean Air Lines
Soviet Union
KAL
Oerete
Alexander Dallin
Stanford University
John Keppel
Foreign Service
Richard R. Burt
Famine politics blamed as world food crisis deepens
Paris dispatch cites Flora Lewis on global food shortage and vast subsidies for farmers in US and Europe. It argues disjointed aid and protectionist mindsets worsen hunger, urging incremental reforms, increased African production incentives, and international cooperation to rebuild stable food supply.
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Flora Lewis
New York Times
Paris
U.S
Europe
Maurice Williams
World Food Council
Algeria
John Black
Africa
Williams
Food Council
Block
Taapis Ieee
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