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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1985
Page
4
The article argues baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth errs in pushing unannounced drug tests for players. It favors a panel based system tied to medical evaluations and annual or routine physicals, to protect civil liberties and set a better example for youth while supporting strong sanctions for abusers.
West City Mayor Bill Thomas spearheads a statewide campaign with 43,000 signatures urging repeal of the July 1 seat belt mandate. The push highlights individual freedom versus proven safety benefits, while honoring peaceful protest and civic engagement by supporters.
Flora Lewis reports from Lake Balaton on Eastern Bloc diplomats confident Moscow seeks serious US negotiations. The piece notes Soviet control in Eastern Europe, the Yalta question, and a shift toward “small and medium countries” seeking elbow room, with Geneva arms talks and SDI shaping the era. It highlights Western hesitation, Kremlin timing, and a volatile but stabilizing European balance amid tech-driven change.
Russell Baker humorously laments shopping for slacks, ending with a jacket. He recalls salesmen forcing ill fitting purchases, noting his fragile shopper image and jokes about the late John Foster Dulles and Oliver Wendell Holmes. He jokes about returning unwanted items and the psychology behind sales tactics.
The SIU Foundation’s over 1 million in holdings in firms with South Africa ties prompts critic of President Somit. The defense cites Sullivan Principles, while critics argue such investments whitewash apartheid by claiming better treatment for Black workers.
Politico Tom Wicker notes Pat Buchanan frames Reagan tax reform as a Main Street plan likely to draw working class voters into the Republicans. Three hurdles loom: partisan friction, Democratic opposition, and Reagan’s concessionary retreats on depreciation, charitable deductions, and other breaks, with potential for Democratic leverage in 1986.
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