New Zealand Nuclear Stand Strains ANZUS Ties
Washington sharpens rhetoric after Prime Minister David Lange pledges that New Zealand will keep its waters nuclear free. Lange argues U S warships would not be welcome if powered or armed with nuclear weapons, prompting canceled exercises, snatched intelligence, and rumored trade actions. A poll shows 60 percent back Lange’s stance while 70 percent favor remaining in ANZUS.
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Lange is a Dangerous Man in New Zealand Nuclear Debate
Mary McGrory discusses David Lange and New Zealand's stance against U S nuclear policy during Reagan era debates. She notes Lange's challenge to U S dominance, the Star Wars program, and the fading nuclear freeze movement while highlighting NZ calls for independent destinies and wary posture toward NATO dynamics.
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New Zealand
New England
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Geneva
Europe
David Lange
Congress mulls add-ons to Ethiopian famine bill
The piece argues a relief measure for farmers is being added to the Ethiopian famine bill triggering talk of a school prayer amendment. It warns Reagan may veto the farm bill and thus veto aid, tying up many policies in a single sprawling bill and delaying action for two years.
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Reagan wins MX funding vote despite Nicaragua setback
Reagan supporters in Congress back renewed MX missile funding to build 223 missiles and deploy 100 in hardened Minuteman silos, while lawmakers face a major clash over covert aid to the Contras in Nicaragua. The administration defends the MX as modernization, not bargaining leverage, as arms talks resume in Geneva.
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Reagan's Nicaragua policy under fire from Congress
The report details bipartisan congressional opposition as Reagan faces hurdles in securing funds for the Contra war. Officials cite his Feb 21 remarks on restructuring Nicaragua and Gen. Gorman's Senate testimony that the Contras cannot topple the Sandinistas, signaling waning support for continued aid. Newhouse News Service
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el Salvador
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Bob Michel
Paul F. Gorman Jr
Central America
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Gorman
Pentagon cost cuts in heroism pay case stirs anger
Kenneth Butterfield, a 55 year old retired sergeant major from Schaumburg Illinois and one of the Army's original Green Berets, faced loss of 10 percent heroism pay after an Army review deemed it an administrative error. The Army may seek repayment of about $15,000, igniting objections to cost cutting and veteran benefits.
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Secretary of the Army
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