Andropov and the Nuclear Deal Contingent on December Deployments
Editorial argues Andropov will resist dismantling Soviet missiles while NATO deploys U.S. missiles this December in Britain West Germany and Italy. It cites a Strategic Institute study showing Soviet advantages in launchers warheads and megatonnage and warns that without verifiable, balanced arms control there will be no safe deal and public pressure will grow.
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Yuri Andropov & Co
NATO
Europe
U.S
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Andropov
Western
Ronald Reagan
Geneva
Kremlin
West
United States Strategic T Institute
Soviet Union
Reagan
Brezhnev
Moscow
Rouse Interest in Politics Not the Lunkheads of Today
Opinion piece argues politics is essential, not just hoopla, and warns that war and policy shape daily life. It urges citizens to support capable candidates, organize campaigns, and engage despite media criticism, noting government overreach and high campaign costs.
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von Clausewitz
Vietnam
Congress
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
America
Federal Reserve
What gender gap Reagan faces with women in politics
The piece argues Reagan’s support among American women sits around 45 percent, slightly lower than men, due to ERA activism. It notes his historic female appointments andCabinet lineup, and contrasts voter choices with Mondale Glenn and Anderson while warning media hype shapes perceptions.
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New York
Nea
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
United States
Supreme Court
Health and Human Services
Margaret Heckler
Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
U.N
Jeane Kirkpatrick
John Anderson
Jesse Jackson
Fritz Mondale
John Glenn
Mondale
Minnesota
Valentino
Glenn
Barbara Honegger
Justice Department
ERA
FRA
Washington focus on left censorship of TV language
A commentary on how TV language self edits to avoid offense. The author argues the left imposes etiquette on vocabulary, labeling terms like Communists and tyrants as unacceptable, while sanctions extend to references to God Jesus and abortion terms.
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Congress
Jesus Christ
U.S. Considers Air Shield for Marines in Lebanon
Reagan administration weighs using carrier aircraft from the Eisenhower to strike Moslem artillery in Lebanon to protect Marines. Officials warn of possible Syrian retaliation and broader anti-US reactions across Arab and Islamic states. President faces limited options and concludes Ike must deploy warplanes.
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Reagan
Lebanon
Ronald Reagan
Syria
U.S
Patsy
Moscow
Thseir
Pentagon
Beirut
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