Vigilante army proposal mocked by critic as lunacy
The piece ridicules Pierre Rinfret's call for a 100000 strong civilian force patrolling New York City with concealed guns. It questions training, safety, and outcomes, warning guns could fall into the wrong hands and comparing the idea to inviting more violence. The column urges dropping the plan entirely.
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Pierre Rinfret
New York City
Rinfret
Bernhard Goetz
New York
Manhattan
Queens
Bronx
Brooklyn
Times Square
Editors weigh in on Dugan firing and Gulf debate
US defense cuts and political trust crop up in editorials from The Herald, The Daily Record, Shawano Evening Leader, and The Providence Journal Bulletin. Key voices: Gen. Michael Dugan’s ouster over remarks, Iraq Gulf war planning, and Liberia’s civil conflict after Samuel Doe’s death.
Duke for U S Senate Predictions Stir Louisiana Rally
Richard Reeves notes Louisiana open primary may propel David Duke toward the U S Senate amid mixed polls and strong white support. Johnston remains a strong incumbent but Duke’s past and ideology complicate dynamics as voters weigh race, taxes, welfare, and oil politics in October.
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Ferriday
Louisiana
Ku Klux Klan
U.S. Senate
David Duke
Duke
House of Representatives
J. Bennett Johnston
Bourbon Street
New Orleans
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jimmy Swaggart
William Kuntsler
Louisiana State University
Klan
National Association For the Advancement of White People
Hitler
South
Mark Coomes
News-Star
Monroe
Curt Maddox
Sen. Johnston
M.M. Rhodes
Farmerville
News- Star
Johnston
Mr. Duke
Mr. Johnston
S&ls
Rhodes
Senate Energy Committee
National Republican Party
Washington
Jesse Helms
Woodrow Wilson
Saddam Hussein
War and stalemate in Iraq a hawks and doves debate
Ken Adelman argues the United States faces a choice between full war and a prolonged stalemate with Iraq. He suggests a two to four month stalemate with an embargo as the likely path, to avoid the risks of rapid conflict while aiming to contain Saddam Hussein and his weapons programs. He warns against overreaching or rushing to war, and notes the regional consequences.
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Washington
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Saddam
Saudi Arabia
Times
Grenada
Panama
America
Iraq
Europe
Rawat
Soviet Union
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Arthur Jenkins
Foynder
Herald
THE
Herald Company
Stephen Rogers
Post Office Box
Stephen A. Rogers
Clinton Square
Syracuse
N.Y
Timothy D. Bunn
Timothy P. Atseff
Donald P. Pickard
James F. Kleinklaus
Thomas J. Heck
PTT
Raiders
United States
the Herald
Rock Hill
S.C
Michael Dugan
Air Force
Mike Dugan
Dugan
Pentagon
U.S
Baghdad
Dick Cheney
Gulf
the Daily Record
Morristown
N.J
Times Mirror
the People
Shawano
Wis
Saudi Arabian
Middle East
the Providence
Journal-Bulletin On
Liberia
Samuel Doe
Doe
Monrovia
Charles Taylor
Prince Johnson
United Naties
Associated Press
Richard Reeves
Herald-Journal
Ken Adelman
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