Should Uncle Sam broadcast to Cuba via Radio Marti
The Reagan administration again proposes a U S government radio station to reach Cubans with news and entertainment. Critics warn it risks propaganda, credibility loss, and anger from Castro, fearing jamming and damage to U S image while leaving many questions about necessity and effectiveness.
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Uncle Sam
Cuba
Reagan
U.S
Fidel Castro
Radio
Radio Free Europe
Voice of America
Radio Marti
Castro
State refunds delayed to target deadbeats in drive
State tax department reports intercepting refunds of 17 500 taxpayers to cover child support and student loan debts. About 3.5 million collected with more to come, while nearly 500 000 refunds totaling 59 million are held back versus last year. Officials defend delays as aiding aid to dependent children programs despite taxpayer frustration.
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State
Rockefeller
Carey
Beds spark consumer critique in Soviet Union
A trade union paper accuses Soviet beds of poor quality while managers claim high demand ensures sales. The article notes state media parrots propaganda and hints at possible disciplinary silences for dissent, reflecting growing public scrutiny of consumer goods in Russia.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Siberia
Sweden Faces Submarine Landing Risk Amid Commission Report
A Swedish commission warns that submarines may be designed to land strike forces in Sweden to attack key centers, signaling heightened defense concerns and prompting possible policy responses.
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Sweden
Submarine intrigue in Swedish waters fuels NATO fears
A Stockholm commission and Western sources warn Moscow may be plotting to disrupt NATO in a war by using quiet Soviet submarines to land strike forces, threaten warning and command centers, and block airfields in Norway. They cite over 40 incursions in 1982 and near Stockholm last October, with Carl Bildt eyed as noting a path to Norway and Denmark.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Moscow
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ussr
Baltic
Sweden
Kremlin
Norway
NATO
North Atlantic
Murmansk
Scandinavia
Leningrad
Tallinn
Swedish
Stockhom
Carl Bildt
Denmark
Enduring lessons from POWs in Japanese camps for Memorial Day
James J. Haggerty and Joseph Ray reflect on World War II POWs in Bataan and Japanese camps. They recount hunger, thirst, disease, and brutal beatings, noting 126 died in one camp over two years and praising compassionate guards. They urge remembrance of the cost of freedom and prayers for the fallen.
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Bataan
Donald Knox
America
James J. Haggerty
Utica
Joseph Ray
Americanism Comm
The
American Legion
Community General Hospital Security Pleases Patient
A patient at Community General thanks the hospital security guard for parking assistance and a regular patrol of hospital and parking areas. The writer praises the dedicated and caring hospital staff for meeting every need.
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Community General
William J. Hill
Syracuse
Misses Richard Simmons show protest call to WIXT
A viewer laments WIXT removing the Richard Simmons program. She says the daily show offered emotional support and helped followers stick to their live it program. She urges others to write to the station and demand its return and challenges the station to a real ratings survey.
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Richard Simmons
WIXT
Richard
Dieter
Bishops Debate War and Morality in May Letter
A man questions the bishops’ moral stance on abortion prostitution murder drugs pollution and health issues. He criticizes church leaders for politics and urges Catholic action to eradicate abortion while defending church involvement in peace and justice debates.
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Esposito
St. Anthony’s
Jim Jones
Russia
Stop experiments To all vivisectors
A call to end animal testing urges vivisectors to halt experiments citing animal pain and dependency on humans. The message states animals are born loving and seek normal contact, protesting pain, poisoning, dissection, and deprivation in tests. It asserts animals react differently than humans and condemns retarded tests as ineffective.
Russian warning echoes on stage May 15 speech
Avraham Shifrin, a Russian Jew living in Israel and exiled from Russia after 14 years in USSR prison, spoke Sunday night May 15 warning that Washington’s fifth column enabled America's loss to Vietnam. He claimed Cuba and Nicaragua form a Communist prison near the U.S. and urged action in victory to avoid further encroachments.
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Avraham Shifrin
Israel
Russia
U.S.S.R
America
Vietnam
Washington, D.C
Striking a big blow for seniors
CHICAGO In his youth Jim Harrington boxed in bars and gyms. Now at 63 he earned an amateur license and plans a three round bout in Los Angeles. He trains hard to prove age is just a number and says he will come forward with jabs and hooks.
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Chicago
Jim Harrington
New Jersey
California
Los Angeles
Harrington
Milwaukee Avenue
Ben Bentley
Archie Moore
Sonny Liston
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Madison Square Garden
Tony Galenta
Joe Louis
Jimmy
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Clinton Square
N.Y
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Donald P. Pickard
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
Florida
Solidarity
Kathy Pendell
Nicaragua
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