In Our Opinion MX MISSILE Debate Heats Up
By summer end President Reagan may decide on building 200 MX land based missiles on mobile launchers costing over 30 billion dollars. Half could threaten 75 million Russians and 70 percent of industry, with supporters urging rapid deployment to avert capitulation. Critics warn of balance disruption and heightened doomsday risk.
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Reagan
U.S
United States
Pennsylvania
William Sweet
Russia
France warned Iraq reactor risked atomic proliferation
Three French physicists warned newly elected President Mitterand that Iraqs Osirak reactor could yield one bomb a year. The memo, by France's National Scientific Research Center director and two colleagues, urged suspending the Franco Iraqi nuclear pact to avoid nuclear proliferation. Israel acted, prompting praise and mixed feelings about France and Arab states backlash.
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Francois Mitterand
Iraq
Israel
France
National Scientific Research Center
Sarajevo
Saill
United Nations
Reagan faces mounting opposition over MX basing plan
Western voters and Mormon Church leaders oppose placing the MX in Utah and Nevada. Carter favored basing near four thousand six hundred launch sites to confuse Moscow, while Reagan weighs options amid Blue Ribbon review set for July. Critics warn of risks to land-based missiles and urge mobile subs with Trident II instead.
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United States
Carter
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Utah
Nevada
Russia
Reagan
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Mormon Church
Earth
Reagan Administration
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Charles Townes
University of California At Berkeley
Weinberger
Mining groups press for changes to sea floor pact
International mining firms urge revisions to the Law of the Sea draft to protect trillion-dollar investments in ocean floor mining. Five consortiums including Ocean Minerals Company and Kennecott Consortium push for stronger investment protections, favorable permitting, and reduced transfer obligations while noting potential taxation and equity issues for developing nations.
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Associated Press
Reagan
Ocean Minerals Company
Kenecott Consortium
Ocean Mining Association
Ocean Management Inc
Afenod
Canada
Chile
Zaire
Inflation and politics spark fears of democracy collapse
Readers warn that corruption, special interests, and manipulated tax rules fuel inflation and threaten democracy. They ask if history repeats toward tyranny, citing Nazi Germany and future loss of liberty, while contrasting sources on Allied strategies with Irving.
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Germany
Hitler
Victor DE Denedittis
LaFayette
Syracuse Police Benevolent Association Defense Fund Raiser Support
As president of the Syracuse Police Benevolent Association I thank all who supported our four officers by attending the Defense Fund Raiser at the New York State Fairgrounds. The turnout encouraged the officers and their families and showed appreciation from citizens and law enforcement groups statewide.
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Syracuse Police Benevolent Association
New York State Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
P.e.a.s
New York City Police Department
Emerald Society
Too Loose
Hal Casey
New Gamblers
Excerpts on David Irving's War Between the Generals
The letter critiques Irving's The War Between the Generals for bias and factual errors. It argues Eisenhower did not act alone to avoid Berlin and cautions that generals follow politicians. The writer labels the work as rumor and vendetta rather than history.
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David Irving
New York Times Review
Irving
Eisenhower
Berlin
Yalta
Europe
Con on tax credits sparks reader rebuttal to Burton Ramer
A reader critiques Supt. Burton Ramer's tax credit argument for public schools. The letter defends Catholic and private schools, notes long operation of religious schools, cites 200 year public school history, and argues non Catholic children aren’t barred from Catholic institutions.
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Burton Ramer
Ramer
Gun Lobby represents minority
Stanley W Cadwell of Solvay argues that the notion of 50 million hand guns in the U S is inaccurate and notes that many were lawfully owned with registration in states. He advocates harsher penalties for crime involving deadly weapons and defends Americans’ heritage of God Guns and Guts. Editor notes many states lack gun registration laws.
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Janice M. Jensen
Herald-American
Letter to print on DWI enforcement from North Syracuse PD
Edwin D. Patrick chairs Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board. The board requests printing Robert H. Newman North Syracuse Police Department letter dated May 22 praising DWI enforcement as a public service.
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Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board
Robert H. Newman
North Syracuse
The crime of being a recluse
John F. Uehrke, 61, a lifelong recluse from Blue Island, loses his home after a tax delinquency. Buyers Choice Realty pays $349.42 to obtain title, with future value pegged around $40,000, while Uehrke ends up in a mental health care center. Police chief friend notes no danger to others.
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Mike Royko
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
John F. Uehrke
Blue Island
Uehrke
Richard Kooyenga
Buyers Choice Realty
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Robert T. Hennessey
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R. Gary Kruger
Edward B. Sabine
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Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
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