Raising the stakes in El Salvador
A commentary argues the Reagan administration repeats Vietnam era errors by backing the El Salvador junta with military aid and advisers. The piece criticizes anti communist framing, notes widespread army abuses, and recounts White’s ouster after pressuring investigations into nun murders. It warns of perilous U.S. policy choice and lack of clear accountability.
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el Salvador
Vietnam
Johnson
Nixon
South Vietnam
Salvador
Greece
Robert E. White
Senate
Army
National Guard
Treasury Police
National Police
Ambassador White
White
U.S
Alexander Haig
Reagan
Haig
Hai
Nicaragua
Democrats embrace business friendly shift reshaping Congress
A rising number of Democrats in Washington and across the United States advocate a more supportive stance toward business, trading old labor adversary views for policies aimed at boosting productivity investment incentives and capital formation amid high inflation and job shifts to the Sun Belt. The trend spans senators Tsongas Hart and Wirth and representatives Jones and Moore as they back tax reforms deregulation and business-friendly bills while preserving late 20th century labor ties and antitrust caution.
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Steven V. Roberts
New York Times
Washington
Lowell
Sun Belt
Paul Tsongas
Massachusetts
Congress
Tsongas
Timothy E. Wirth
Gary Hart
Colorado
James R. Jones
Oklahoma
W. Henson Moore
Louisiana
Ways and Means Committee
America
Thomas P. O’neil Jr
House
Reagan
Edward M. Kennedy
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Great Society
Hart
Midwest
Northeast
Wirth
Denver
Federal Trade Commission
Jones
House Budget Committee
Senate Democrats
United States
Managers faulted for productivity slump in U S industry
Robert Walters reports at a National Governors Association mid winter meeting senior executives from Xerox and Control Data criticize government as scapegoat for declines in productivity. They urge bold corporate action to reindustrialize America, noting risk aversion and reliance on stock prices dampen innovation and future growth.
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Robert Walters
News Enterprise Assn
Washington
National Governors’ Association
David L. Kearns
Xerox Corp
United States
Vicious Canine Pets and Human Lives Letter to the editor
Herrin reader Ernest Morgan argues that harsh leash laws are needed after a series of dog attacks. He recalls incidents involving a Scotty and a police dog, notes lack of local animal wardens, and asserts that jungle law governs pets when owners fail to fence or leash.
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Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Animal Kingdom
Ernest Morgan Herrin
Organize Murphysboro for a leash law push
An editor calls Murphysboro residents to action to back a leash law. The piece urges forming a petition and coordinating volunteers to address dogs chasing kids, scaring walkers, and dogs leaving waste in yards, naming local contacts for support.
Veterans face uneven treatment across wars, writer says
Lester W. Engel of Carbondale argues veterans endured varying postwar treatment. He recalls World War II bias upon returning home and paying extra to reopen his optometry practice. He contrasts wartime experiences from Revolutionary War era to later conflicts, noting harsher forces then and relative improvement afterward.
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Chicago
New York City
Sub
Free homemaker services for disabled under 60
Jean Dorsett-Robinson of Quality of Life Services notes free homemaker aid for disabled people under 60 has been offered since 1979. She urges media to acknowledge these services in coverage of the Year of the Disabled and calls on awareness for those who could benefit.
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Southern Illinoisan
Quality of Life Services
Jean Dorsett-Robinson
Carbondale
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Kearns
William C. Norris
Control Data Corp
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Clay Tudor
Murphysboro
Lester W. Engel
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