Airlines face crisis as foreign ownership caps debated
The U S airline industry faces heavy losses with Continental and Eastern under bankruptcy protection. Industry leaders seek federal aid while considering raising foreign ownership caps to 49 percent to unlock up to $5 billion in investment, with safeguards against hidden control.
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Nixon on the Gulf and America's role in world order
The piece argues Nixon rightly stresses two motives for U S involvement in the Gulf oil and jobs, while denying democracy as a primary aim. It notes his insistence that Saddam Hussein threatens regional power and must be checked now to avoid larger future losses, and that U S action upholds international stability and moral duty, aligning with Bush.
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Separation of church and state in American tradition
Reese argues the Constitution does not bar religion from public life but forbids an official national church. He cites Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation and Jefferson's wall of separation, insisting government is subordinate to the Constitution and the people remain sovereign. He blasts judicial overreach and defends religious activity as compatible with neutrality. Orlando Sentinel, Reese.
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Keatings seek funds for defense amid junk bond fallout
The Keating family appeals for money to cover Charles Keating’s legal defense as Lincoln Savings and Loan collapse fallout continues. Daughters describe federal regulators as causing years of hardship while blaming the government for misfortunes and urging donations from friends and associates.
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Shame as punishment in a modern courtroom sparks debate
Chicago Tribune columnist Page argues that public humiliation could deter crime, citing Florida Judge William White’s plan to publish misdemeanors in a local paper. He notes publishers balked at funding ads, while urging banks of stigmata like stocks and scarlet letters as potential futures for punishment.
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