Akron ordinance urged for convenience store clerks protection
Editorial argues for laws to safeguard night workers after a series of robberies and a deadly store event. It notes Akron City Council's ordinance requiring two staff on midnight shifts, robbery-prevention training, visible cash, bolted safes, better lighting, and clear interior sightlines, urging broader adoption.
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Sandy Jo Hogue
Lorain
Gary O'Neil
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White House tablecloth crisis shocks readers
The piece lampoons the Reagan White House linen shortage noting only six tablecloths remain and no funds to replace them. It references prior presidents and mocks the idea of guests dining under reused cloths as a national scandal.
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Muffie Brandon
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Haig presses for backing as Reagan rebuffs request
In the Oval Office Haig urged continued presidential support while Reagan retorted he would not praise every time he spoke. Some State Department officials reexamine Fahd peace plan and its impact on Israel, amid White House assurances of Israeli protection under a key clause.
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Alexander Haig
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Reagan
State Department
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Prince Fahd
Israel
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Afghan pullout noted by U S intelligence reports
Foggy Bottom sources say Russia has pulled about 7 000 troops from Afghanistan with more expected. Kremlin officials seek to ease public concern over casualties as 6 000 Red Army soldiers have died in the past year. Critics question reported declines in fighting and coverage remains scarce.
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Afghanistan
Defense Intelligence Agency
Kremlin
Nuclear war fear fades as DOE study gnaws at elderly lives
The piece critiques a Department of Energy report suggesting elders endure radiation effects while the young seek shelter in a future nuclear attack scenario. It questions feasibility of evacuation, sheltering, and food supply, warns postwar reality may be ruins, and argues for genuine disarmament talks to avoid a nuclear nightmare.
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DOE
Reagan Administration
Cleveland
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Let sleeping comets lie and the space economy
A skeptical column argues against a large space program and NASA pressure for new probes. It notes Halley’s Comet return in 1986, cites Soviet French and Japanese plans to study Venus and the comet, and urges redirecting funds to improve school lunches.
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Old Sol
Edmund Halley
Halley
Soviet Union
France
Venus
Space
Reagan Meets Labor Chiefs in Cabinet Room Talk
President Reagan, in a Cabinet Room session with major labor leaders, signaled concern over unemployed air traffic controllers, NLRB chairmanship, and Hobbs Act amendments. He indicated no formal position yet on the act, while defending his labor relations stance and inviting renewed consultation with AFL-CIO officials.
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Ronald Reagan
Lane
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Labor
Reagan
Executive Council
Kirkland and Company
Congress
Kirkland
John van de Water
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van de Water
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John O'Donnell
Afl-Cio
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