Space shuttle seen as dull public utility not frontier symbol
The essay argues NASA has shifted from space exploration to a cost driven, routine operation. It notes high costs, budget cuts to planetary missions, and dependence on defense funding, while praising earlier triumphs like Earthrise and Columbus-era ambition. The piece laments a lost sense of cosmic beyond.
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Columbia
ABC
John Glenn
United States
NASA
Defense Department
America
Demographic shift cuts traditional family image in Census data
Census figures released this week show married couples under 60 percent of US households. From 1970 to 1981 two person and one person homes rise to redefine society, with divorce and early independence cited as drivers. Single living alters views on public education and family ideals amid political backlash.
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Aioe Ee
Sub caper highlights arms limits talks urge
The Reagan administration rebukes the Soviet Union over a stranded Soviet submarine in Sweden drawing smirks from the West. The 1952 built sub carried standard Soviet weapons suggesting a fleet ready for action. If an American sub were stranded, outcry would be swift. NATO nations treat the incident as a side show, not a crisis, underscoring widespread nuclear familiarity and the need for new arms control talks between Moscow and Washington.
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Soviet Union
NATO
Sweden
United States
Castro Uses U.S. Pressure to Bolster Own Rule
In a provocative analysis, the piece argues that Reagan era efforts to isolate Cuba through the embargo and Radio Marti may backfire. It contends that coercive measures boost Castro’s standing at home, while neglecting wider Latin American concerns and daily lives. It notes U.S. actions risk elevating Castro as a defiant symbol against Washington.
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Robert Wesson
Pacific News Service
U.S. Navy
Cuba
Washington
Latin America
Castro
Fidel Castro
Los Angeles
State Department
U.S
Ogee Eas
South America
Reagan
Radio Marti
Mexico
Miami
Proam
United States
el Salvador
Reagan Faces Leadership Crisis In Stockman Affair
Washington debates Reagan’s grip as Stockman admits tax cuts won’t balance, defense spending rises fuel deficits. Critics from Broder to Hallett fault the administration’s lack of policy coherence and insistence on media managed victories. Stockman urges restraint while Reagan loyalists label him traitor for private truth.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
William Greider
Atlantic Monthly
Washington
David Stockman
Ronald Reagan
Stockman
Reagan
David Broder
The
Washington Post
Economist of London
Aiece
Wall Street Journal
Aixen
White House
Douglas Hallett
Hallett
Congress
Edwin Meese
Michael Deaver
Wall Street
Letters on Social Security and pensions from Ernest Morgan Herrin
A reader argues against deducting company pensions from Social Security and warns that it would undermine retiree security. He cites personal health losses from chemical exposure, compares to government bailouts, and recalls historical figures to urge steadfast protections for retirees and pension promises.
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Southern Illinois An
Poland
Europe
Caesar
Brutus
Napoleon
Waterloo
George III
Ernest Morgan Herrin
Carbondale Special Education Co op Responds to Article
Marvin F. Ott director of Carbondale Special Education Co op clarifies the program values and funding. He states the cooperative operates within Carbondale Elementary District 95 and High School District 165 and is not run by Styrest nursing home.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Community High School
Carbondale Cooperative
Carbondale
Styrest
Illinois
Linda Brandon
Charles Hindersman
Carol McDermott
Marvin F. Ott
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