Davis-Bacon Wage Protection Act Under Fire
The Davis-Bacon Act, amid congressional hearings and business press debate, is challenged as raising wages rather than protecting workers. Reagan’s stance on administrative changes contrasts with AFL-CIO criticism that repeal would invite cheap imports, reflecting broader labor and industry tensions tied to the 50-year-old federal wage rule.
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Davis-Bacon
Wall Street Journal
Reagan
Building and Construction Trades Department
Afl-Cio
Richard L. Worshop
General Accounting Office
Congress
Watt faces clash over Davis Bacon and mining rules
The Supreme Court upheld the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act amid attacks from mine owners and state governments. Watt, interior secretary and critic of the law, plans staff cuts as enforcement faces political headwinds. The piece also notes Davis Bacon wage debates and industry concerns over labor costs and protections.
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Congress
Virginia
Indiana
Watt
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Iraqi misquote correction on Saddam Hussein remark
A correction notes a misquoted line attributed to Saddam Hussein about an Iraqi nuclear reactor. The quote was echoed by editors in Al Jumhuriyah after Iranian marked planes attacked near Baghdad last year. The government newspaper did not voice the comment.
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Iran
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Baghdad
Hussein
al Jumhuriyah
Pakistan nuclear plans could stall U S aid in 1982
Senate debate cites reports of Pakistan and India preparing nuclear tests with Pakistan tunneling in Baluchistan and India excavating for a buried warhead at Pokaran. Cranston warns of a regional nuclear war risk while Congress weighs $100 million in U S economic aid to Pakistan and possible military aid bans.
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Pakistan
Reagan
Zia ul-Haq
Congress
Senate
Alan Cranston
Cranston
D-Calif
India
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Baluchistan
Afghanistan
Thar
Ode to Rev W H Shoetmaker and Dad Dorris Shormaker Smithson
A letter praising Rev W H Shoetmaker Baldwinsville as plain and unassuming yet a giant in heart. It also honors Dorris Shormaker Smithson of Lehigh Acres Florida for twenty years in Soviet prisons for religious beliefs and calls readers to support the Vashchenko Chymkhalov campaign with a 40 cent air mail letter to their Moscow address, via S A V E contact in Pike Road Alabama.
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Baldwinsville
Dad
Dorris Shormaker Smithson
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Vashchenko-Chymkhalov
Vashchenko
Chmykhalov
The
United States
Ulitsa Chaikovskaya
Moscow
Ussr
Don’t Ban Guns And A Call For Stricter Penalties
The writer argues against handgun bans, says sport use exists, and claims criminals will obtain guns anyway. They support stricter laws for innocent people harassed by handgunners and demand harsher penalties, including returns of the death penalty in New York and eliminating parole for gun crimes.
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New York State
Larry Holmes Compared to Cassius Clay in Arrogant Fame
The article portrays Larry Holmes as an arrogant heavyweight champ of the World Boxing Council, drawing a parallel to Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali. It frames Holmes as a modern rival with a similar swagger and public bravado.
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Cassius Clay
Muhamed Ali
Larry Holmes
World Boxing Council
Clay
Remembering June 27 1978 Soviet Pentecostals at Moscow Embassy
June 27 marks an anniversary for seven Soviet Pentecostals Augustina Peter Liuba Lilia Lidia Yashchenko Maria and son Timofei Chmykhalov who rushed past armed police into the U S embassy in Moscow seeking answers to leave the USSR. They faced threats from police as they waited in a basement room while the free world weighed response. Their actions drew attention to dissidents and the plight of those seeking freedom from the Soviet regime.
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Soviet Union
Augustina
Peter
Liuba
Lilia
Lidia Yashchenko
Maria
Timofei Chmykhalov
Ye Vashchenko
Chmukhalov
U.S.S.R
When Does a Fetus Become a Human
The June 8 Uorris poll in The Herald-Journal shows 54 percent favor abortion on demand and 34 percent approve in most cases. A reader asks when a fetus becomes human, debating conception versus delivery and premature birth, with the reply arguing a human is present from conception by Richard Marrin g.
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Uorris
Herald-Journal
Timerman argues anti-Semitism claims in Argentina
Timerman defends his charges of widespread anti-Semitism in Argentina, where a right wing military regime has imprisoned and tortured dissidents. He frames his testimony as part of a global human rights struggle, challenging neo-conservative critiques and the quiet diplomacy approach while noting Argentina’s tense relations with the United States and Soviet ties.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Washington
Jacobo Timerman
Argentina
Germany
Timerman
United States of America
Amnesty International
Amnesty Group
Reagan
Jeane Kirkpatrick
United States
Poland
Soviet Union
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