Reaganorbital foreign policy muddle in a campaign year
Mary McGrory argues Reagan seeks surrogate warriors to fight abroad, urging more weapons for Lebanon and Central America. He is portrayed as unsure how to handle Lebanon and Nicaragua, while pressing Israel as stand-in Marines and fearing direct U.S. troops. The piece criticizes visa decisions for Tomas Borge and calls out policy contradictions and political theater.
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Eddie Bir
Central America
Ronald Reagan
Lebanon
Tomas Borge
United States
Uncle Sam
Reagan
Reds
HthaDs Vost Andrasa
Havana
Moscow
Nicaragua
U.S
Guatemala
Honduras
Beirut
UuUrk
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Yitzhak Shamir
CIA Contras
A Little Seary Trouble Admits Faults
A concise note reflects that most people avoid admitting faults, and the speaker asks to admit their own only if any exist. The fragment suggests a personal confession with humorous self awareness. No further context available.
Republicans Hope Blacks Won’t Vote In 1984
A Washington critique argues the Reagan administration tolerates apartheid in South Africa and alienates black voters. It accuses the White House of silence on racist outrages, while GOP figures privately worry about mobilizing black support if Jesse Jackson falters, portraying the party as elitist and unsympathetic to black uplift.
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Washington
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Reagan
Reagan Cabinet
George Bush
Jesse Jackson
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Senate Finance Committee
Robert Dole
Kansas
Mogope
White House
State Department
South Africa
Allister
Sparks
London Observer
Washington Post
Poland
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Movement
P.W. Botha
Botha
Friends of
GOP
Justice system spares mobster Dragna in lenient ruling
Washington officials condemned a Los Angeles judge for a lenient two year sentence for Louis Tom Dragna, acting boss of the Los Angeles Mafia pornography extortion racket. Dragna, 63, was allowed to serve mostly in a community center while continuing his garment business Roberta Manufacturing. The case spurred broader concerns about prosecutorial outcomes and a Justice Department survey showing low felony prosecution and conviction rates in a Western state.
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Department of Justice
Los Angeles
Louis Tom Dragna
Justice Department
Andalag Io
Brooklier
Sciortino
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Jack LoCicero
Dragna
Terry J. Hatter Jr
Carter
Hatter
Bureau of Prisons
Seagoville
Texas
Roberta Manufacturing
Justice Departent
Metal detectors offer free health checkups at Capitol
A UPI column argues metal detectors in the Capitol give visitors a free medical checkup for hemochromatosis, noting alarms may signal iron overload. The piece satirically suggests charging admission for magnetometer use to fund national debt, proposing broader tests and brain scans for all visitors.
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U.S. Capitol
Omni
Capitol
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United Press International
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