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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1983
Page
11
A columnist argues that while politics touts merit pay and back-to-basics, real progress hinges on computer access in schools. With restricted lab space and weak home access, poor districts risk a widening literacy and opportunity gap, unless companies donate machines to bridge the gap.
A panoramic look at Ronald Reagan as he considers a possible fourth year in the White House. Plus signs cite Nancy Reagan, a growing economy, and defense buildup, while minuses warn of age at 78, $200 billion deficits, rising rates, and a possibly Democratic Senate threat. The piece notes his resilience and shift in policy as the nation nears the 1984 election.
President Reagan seeks women’s support amid concern over unequal opportunities and ongoing discrimination. Spokesman Speakes notes record female appointments, while critics cite ERA opposition and incomplete statutory reviews as factors shaping modern American women's views.
Helen Thomas in the Washington Post calls Reagan's stance on civil rights for women a sham. Polls show a gender gap with 19 percent fewer women approving of his performance. Advisers seek input from prominent women, including Ann Landers and Maureen Reagan, to better appeal to female voters.
A Washington reader comments on militant vegetarians pressuring fast food chains to offer meatless options. He mocks the term veggie burger and suggests naming ideas like Broccoli burritos and zucchini tamales, arguing for plant dishes that are more appetizing and better marketed. The piece cites a Health and Humane coalition and cites technology as shaping how we experience food.
The piece compares Andrei Berezhkov and Dennis Brutus, two asylum cases shaping views of US policy. Berezhkov, a Soviet diplomat’s son, faced scrutiny over voluntary departure despite limited ties to the US. Brutus, a South African anti-apartheid figure and Northwestern professor, confronts Reagan administration efforts to deny asylum with legal doubts and political optics, highlighting tensions between immigration law and anti-apartheid advocacy.
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