Soviet Union Opens Farms to Private Leases Amid Perestroika
Central Committee approves limited private farming in Soviet agriculture, allowing life leases of state lands and inheritance of land rights to children. Move aims to revive farming and spur broader reforms, despite resistance from 4 million farm bureaucrats and widespread doubts about farmers’ success on their own. The plan follows decades of collectivization failures, high subsidies, and large bureaucratic intrusion into farming decisions.
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IRS Assistors Face Blame Over Tax Answer Errors
A testy dispute pits the Internal Revenue Service against the General Accounting Office over tax help accuracy. The IRS says 31 percent of its assistors’ tax questions are wrong, while the GAO estimates closer to 40 percent when counting incomplete or potentially misleading replies. Representative J Dennis Hastert condemns the trend as a disgrace, attributing the mess to Congress’s meddling with the tax code and faulting lawmakers for creating an incomprehensible system despite assistors’ errors.
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Linkage debate marks tense Cold War stance
Lawrence Eagleburger signals a push for linkage between Soviet moves in Nicaragua and U.S. policy. Critics note Moscow’s support for Sandinistas tops 500 million in 1988, urging Gorbachev to halt arms and advisers abroad or risk broader concessions. Washington aims to tie regional influence to trade and arms control talks.
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James Baker
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Nicaragua
U.S
Moscow
Washington
Mikhail Gorbachev
Latin America
Africa
Merger plan for Lorain health services sparks debate
Letters cite the proposal to merge Lorain County TB Chest Clinic with the county health department, defend county programs, question funding and levy impact, and accuse a school official of favoritism. Taxpayers from Vermilion, Lorain, and Elyria voice concerns over service quality, unemployment benefits delays, and perceived injustices at local schools.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Tonya Knott
Dream of Mortician Amid Struggles With Government
A personal reflection recounts disillusionment with government efforts to curb drugs, a lifelong dream of becoming a mortician, widespread financial hardship, denial of college aid, and job loss after a mistaken illness diagnosis, with no legal recourse due to cost.
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Midview Middle School
Grafton
Sign now for water from Erie Huron Rural Water Authority
Kathy Puder of Wakeman urges residents of 13 townships to sign a user agreement for the Erie Huron County Rural Water Authority. She notes a $600 sign up, $200 due now and $400 by July 1, with a $19 monthly minimum for 2,000 gallons. She warns of road closures if signups lag and advocates safe, inexpensive water delivery over wells or cisterns. Call 216 839 2515 or 1 800 333 3653 to sign.
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Jackson's race dilemma in Chicago mayor race adds tension
In Stateway Gardens Jackson faces a credibility test as he mobilizes blacks for Tim Evans while denying racial politics. Rally with Rep. Conyers underscores a strategic struggle as Daley and Evans gain black and white political backing.
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