Uncle Sam debt scorn and delays stir national shame
The piece condemns Congress for delaying compensation to Japanese American internees held during World War II, noting Reagan apologized for Civil War era injustices and promising $20,000 per surviving internee. It argues heirs will receive funds and highlights racial prejudice, wartime loyalties, and slow payment as unacceptable.
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Ld Wurdle
S Weick
Uncle Sam
Reagan
Congress
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
Syracuse Not New York City, Letterman Jokes At Nureyev
A Syracuse audience heard David Letterman mock the city’s pace while Rudolf Nureyev performs in The King and I at the Civic Center. The piece contrasts upstate life with New York City, noting lower costs and quieter living, and recalls political chatter about Ed Koch's gubernatorial run.
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David Letterman
Syracuse
Rudolf Nureyev
Letterman
New York City
Nureyev
Civic Center
United States
Ed Koch
New York
Albany
Nev
FBI
Howard Beach
Queens
Bellevue
Liz
Hernandez
Nare
Quayle Receives Applause At SCLC Address In Atlanta
Vice President Dan Quayle earned applause and a standing ovation in Atlanta as he urged civil rights goals beyond rhetoric. Reactions from Rev. Joseph E. Lowery credited him with touching on poverty drugs housing education and health care though funding details and affirmative action were left unaddressed. Civil rights leaders signaled willingness to assess Bush administration actions against its words.
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Dan Quayle
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
Joseph E. Lowery
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
Quayle
Edu
Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Dermott Ark curfew aims to blame parents for crime
The Dermott city council in Arkansas imposes a minors curfew from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. and may jail or fine parents for violations. A bold plan would publicly shame parents through stockade displays and newspaper captions. Critics say the measure raises constitutional questions and shifts blame from youth to society while aiming to deter unsupervised late activity.
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Dermott
Jerry Melton
America
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Ark
Krupke
New York
Washington
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Remembering Mickey Leland and his famine relief crusade
The late Rep. Mickey Leland, a Houston Democrat, died with 16 others in a plane crash while pursuing food aid for Ethiopia, Somalia, and the Sudan. His mission highlighted the region's hunger, war, and political strife, and calls for renewed U.S.-Soviet cooperation to resettle and feed refugees and displaced peasants.
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Mickey Leland
Houston Democrat
Ethiopia
Somalia
Sudan
Leland
East Africa
Ter
U.S
Bush
United States
Soviet Union
Universal Press Syndicate
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