Cap Weinberger and the window of vulnerability
A columnist critiques Cap Weinberger and defense policy, arguing the Soviet threat is overstated and that calling for bigger military budgets reflects a biased view. The piece cites missile counts, NATO spending, and opinions from Buckley and military officials, suggesting overreaction and questioning the logic of continued arms buildup.
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Caspar Weinberger
Scowcroft Commission
Cap
Bill Buckley
Soviet Union
Center For Defense Information
Defense Department
Cuomo Shapes Image With Summer Publicity Push
Governor Mario Cuomo spent the summer signing bills, announcing grants, and courting voters for the Rebuild New York bond issue while touring media, dedicating buildings, and addressing conventions. He faced friction with Republicans over the session and personnel, but overall press coverage praised his busy pace and public visibility.
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Albany
Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Mad Hatter
New York
New York City
Utica
Syracuse
Court of Appeals
Saratoga
Albany Press Corps
Worker trust funds offer hope for job future
Washington notes threaten by automation as 12.3 million job seekers remain unable to work. By 1990 advanced industrial robots may rise from 8,000 to 100,000 with Carnegie Mellon estimating seven million factory jobs replaceable. Yet hope exists in new jobs, training gaps persist, and policy changes loom to better match workers to opportunities.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Carnegie-Mellon University
Peter Drucker
McDonald's
America
Individual Training Accounts aim to fund retraining without new federal cost
In Washington a proposal called Individual Training Accounts ITA gains attention from the House Wednesday Group and the White House. ITA would be a funded trust like an IRA to finance retraining or relocation with worker and employer contributions. It envisions a $4000 balance and potential vouchers like the GI Bill, with a voluntary program and 0.8 percent wage contributions.
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Washington
Pat Choate
Northeast-Midwest Institute
House
Congress
Congressional Coalition
White House
Choate
ITA
Business-Higher Education Forum
Damage-control crew worsens Reagan misstep over Honegger feud
The Reagan White House faced scrutiny after personal attacks on feminist Barbara Honegger following her Washington Post piece accusing a stalled ERA effort of being a sham. Spokesmen Speakes and DeCair dismissed her as a malcontent, fueling controversy and widening the gender gap narrative as Honegger promotes her account across media.
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Washington
Reagan White House
Barbara Honegger
Honneger
Reagan
Honegger
White House
Justice Department
Washington Post
Ronald Reagan
Larry Speakes
Tom DeCair
DeCair
Speakes
Speakes and
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Afghanistan
Richard DeLauer
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Anderson
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ARM & Head
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Newhouse News Service
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