Kissinger likely to fool Reagan but not the public
The piece argues Reagan may appoint Kissinger to head a Central America commission to appease conservatives and blame him for any crisis. It contends Kissinger lacks Latin American insight, destabilized by past actions from Chile to Angola, and warns he could mislead Congress and the public while pressuring for possible U.S. intervention in Central America.
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Kissinger
Washington
Reagan
U.S
Central America
Henry Kissinger
Basum
Easum
Nathaniel Davis
Chile
Senate
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Commission
Latin America
Studds
New Bedford
Persian Gulf
Nicaragua
Censure or Expulsion Debate Caps House Ethics Showdown
Washington weighs two House Ethics cases, one involving Rep. Crane and one Rep. Studds. The vote leans toward censure for both amid controversy over sexual conduct with teenage pages and alleged abuse of office. Gingrich pushes for expulsion. Michel and others urge restraint and accountability. The episode exposes partisan fault lines and the limits of congressional self policing.
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Washington
Ronald Reagan
Congress
House Ethics Committee
Daniel B. Crane
R-Il
Gerry E. Judds
Massachusetts
Studds
Crane
Ethics Committee
Georgia
Newton Gingrich
Gingrich
Senate vote ties fate of nerve gas production
Washington reports a close Senate debate before Vice President Bush cast a tie-breaking vote to advance $130 million for two nerve gas programs, with $18 million for 155 millimeter shells and $112 million for a nerve-gas bomb named Big Eye. Thirty-five Republicans and 14 Democrats backed the funding, including John Glenn and Fritz Hollings.
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Washington
Senate
Bush
House
John Glenn
Ohio
Frits Hallings
South Carolina
Kilpatrick Warns on Soviet Nerve Gas Threat and Retaliation
James J. Kilpatrick argues the Soviet Union maintains a massive chemical warfare capability with 80,000 to 100,000 troops and large stockpiles. He contends the United States is nearly defenseless despite gas masks and armor, urging a policy of constant wartime readiness.
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United States
Soviet Union
Richard Schord
Missouri
Red Army
U.S
Europe
Rome
Gibbon
Reagan moves on Central America amid wariness and sanctions
President Reagan pushes a bipartisan Central America policy review led by Henry Kissinger amid signs of hard line stances. He seeks to topple Nicaragua’s Sandinistas through sanctions and military pressure while pursuing a political dialogue via regional actors.
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Cuba
Latin America
Africa
Kissinger
Donald Easum
Easum
South Africa
Washington
Reagan
Nicaragua
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Chile
Salvador Allende
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Honduras-Nicaragua
United States
el Salvador
Congress
Central America
Fidel Castro
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