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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1987
Page
2
A Democratic Congress passed an 88 billion highway bill amid widespread pork spending. Reagan vetoed it, then faced a near two thirds override with help from a freshman senator. The dispute highlighted pork barrelling in highway funding and raised questions about fiscal responsibility and Iran Contra clouding the debate.
The Sacramento Bee notes Rome faces severe downtown congestion with smog and vibrations threatening antiquities. Officials, after census hints that few residents own cars, restrict downtown access with permits but lack sufficient parking or transit to support a shift to peripheral parking and mass transit.
Baldrige pushes to ease export controls that hinder U S trade, backed by high White House officials and several cabinet members. Perle opposes reforms citing security risks, while NAS endorses the idea that excessive controls hurt industry and national security.
The article argues Gorbachev’s liberal gestures likely serve Soviet goals rather than please the West. It weighs two motives: easing repression to boost domestic productivity or courting foreign aid, suggesting the truth may mix both but favors the domestic drive to reform within a rigid system.
The piece argues President Reagan deserves credit for pushing Gorbachev toward mutual missile removal in Europe while keeping Star Wars intact. It criticizes critics for opposing his stance, noting their predictably partisan reactions to Geneva and Reykjavik and praising Reagan's steadfast diplomacy amid a shifting Soviet offer.
A thoughtful panel would likely find Japan has limited American access, urging quicker opening of markets. The piece warns of political risk in Japan if actions are mishandled, stresses strategic ties with Japan and allies, and calls for realism about postwar trade realities and US competitive strength.
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