Fair trade or else US pressure nudges Japan toward imports
The United States cites the Omnibus Trade Act of 1988 as pressuring Japan to reverse its export heavy policy. Tokyo agrees to tax credits for firms boosting imports by at least 10 percent next year, aiming to lift imports by about 3 billion dollars annually. Washington says deeper reforms are needed in distribution, corporate ties, and foreign investment to reduce protectionism.
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Japan
United States
Trade and Industry
Tokyo
Bush
Reagan
Washington
Saving the forests and the U S policy failures
The United States lags in forest preservation as remaining old-growth in the Far West is logged at about 60 000 acres yearly, potentially vanishing in 15 to 30 years. Tongass National Forest shows decades of protection benefiting logging interests, with roads and leases supporting clear-cutting and endangering spruce, salmon, bald eagles, and bears.
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New York Times
Far West
U.S. Forest Service
Conserva
Tongass
Alaska
United States
Forest Service
Lawmakers must set priorities to fix deficits and security
Reese, writing from the Orlando Sentinel, argues Congress should cut nonessential programs to reduce the deficit and focus on public safety. He warns that the common defense needs anti ballistic missile defense and rational evacuation plans, while urging prison reform, court jurisdiction limits, and protection of defense industries.
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Washington
Congress
Tom Clancy
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Bogus POW story tests patience of POW MIA movement
A Maui beach encounter with a supposed American POW sparked renewed hope among families of missing GIs. The man, later identified as Leslie Tatay, confessed a hoax after police questioning, revealing a paid plan to influence the POW MIA campaign. Tatay claimed $500,000 offered by anonymous sponsors, while skeptics caution about misinformation shaping the movement. The incident underscores vulnerability of the POW MIA cause to sensational hoaxes and government distrust.
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Chris Zhiciak
Zhiciak
Maui
Zbiciak
Vietnam
Abiciak
Task Force Omega
Earl Hopper
Task
Hopper
Greg Moore
Phoenix
Ariz
Los Angeles
Leslie Tatay
Orlando
Fla
Hawaii
Tatay
Honolulu
Denny
Philippines
Jury fairness vs Noriega trial in free press era
The piece argues Noriega’s lawyers challenge pre trial publicity as a potential prejudice in an American fair trial. It recalls Ollie North jurors proving dedicated despite limited knowledge and notes media audiences’ disconnect from news yet respect for the jury system. It concludes the justice system mirrors the American people’s quality and integrity.
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Manuel Noriega
Panama
Noriega
Oliver North
North
Washington
James Doyle
Neiman Reports
Neiman Journalism Foundation
Harvard
Ollie North
Mannie Noriega
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