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William Rusher
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Reagan And The Russians
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NEW YORK (NEA) — In a re- (l.e. the present state of Soviet- animosities? If the latter,. for had treated the tragedy as simply
cent column published in The American relations) rieally what what purpose? Are we more a forgivable mistake pf which the
New York Times and elsewhere hawks and conservatives wanted, secure, for example, for his hav- less said the better. It would have
around the country, Tom Wicker when they charged every presi- ing personnally labeled Moscow reacted with still less hostility if
fell to worrying about Soviet- dent from John Kennedy to Jim- an ‘evil empire’?” he had hailed it as a splendid ex-
American relations, which he my Carter with being ‘soft’ on : Answer: Mr. Reagan’s ample of the sturdy defense of the
described as being “at the lowest communism and the Soviet management of foreign affairs Soviet Union’s sacred borders,
point since the Cuban missile Union?” I < - - ' has very deliberately included and accepted full U.S. respon
crisis of 1962.” Answer: Putting words in, your candid and outspoken analyses of siblility for the loss pf 269 lives.
Wicker attributes this alleged opponents’mouths is an old trick, the Soviet Union. This has un- wicker Question No 4- “Even
decline to “the rising tensions, What “hawks and conservatives” doubtedly angered the Kremlin, .. R ’ administra,ion>s
converts to the ranks Of Americans demanding recall Of suspicions and mudslinging be- have wanted, since the Kennedy but it has also served to remind characterization of the Soviet
bur sbtdiers and refueled congressional debate Off the tween Washington- and Moscow • administration and-even earlier, many Americans of truths about w l(ffl taken at face value is
Reagan administration’s Middle East policies. (culminating in the two most is a cleareyed national recogm- [he, ™^uf ’sts ^fhothey are there no more effective way ’to
Actino miirlrlv in thp wakp of thp trappriv President powerful leaderS inthe world spit- tion of the menace to freedom likely to forget amid the soporific d , ... jt ^ confrontation t
Acting quickly n the wake Of the tragedy, President ting epithets at each other),” He- posed by the Soviet Union, a firm vaporings of The New York and Jmed nroe"If Mr Reaean
Reagan took,, the only course available to him, -except fears Kthat this phase will be determination to resist its direct Times. The president's purpose a™ a™end force- If M^- “eaga"
withdrawal. He increased the U.S. role in Lebanon and followed by “a new and chilling and indirect aggressions, and a has been to alert the American ShTmrijllvM
ordered stepslto provide maximum protection for troops. round of nuclear escalation,” level of military strength capable people to serious dangers, security or made6 it less
Reports from sources 111 Lebanon and in the U.S. in* whichhe,Mfoitoqsly dggtrlhes as QLsucfL resistance What the thereby rendering us better able Hk . th t d,e strength will have
diratp the Marine command nost destroyed bv a suicide a “8ame of lethal leapfrog.” “doves and liberals”4iave given to cope with them. In calling the IKeiy indl
dicate the Marine command post aestroyea Dy a suiciae Conceding that responsibility US instead is an off-again, on- Soviet Union an “evil empire,” fie
bomber was not as well protected as it might have been. for this state of affairs “can’t be again patchwork Of twaddle about was making an important point Answer: “If you wish peace,
Unless his hand is forced by Congre^ ; President Charged entirely to Ronald “peaceful coexistence” arid with positively surgical precision, prepare for war” is a maxim so
Reagan intends to maintain the.American presence in Reagan,” Wicker insists that “it- ‘‘detente,” and a defense Wicker Question No. 3: ancient that.it was first for-
embattled Lebanon in the hope and belief the government can’t be-laid completely at the capability that has skidded “Indefensible as the Flight 7 mulated in Latiri. Mr. Reagan is
Will hp ctnhili7Pd and hernrne thp anchor nf eventual doors of the Kremlin either - not relentlessly from superiority to disaster was, has it been wise to not deceived by Soviet assurances
W1^. ^ eat 6C0 6 even when the destruction of equality, from equality to “suffir proclaim it so repeatedly to the that every step the free world
peace m that country. , Korean Air Lines Flight 7 is taken ciencyj” and from sufficiency to world as the inevitable product of takes toward unilateral disarma-
U.S. allies have assured the president they Stand behind into account.” He then proceeds something alarminglylike insuf- an inhuman system? Was that ment, and every Soviet increase it
his decision not to withdraw, agreeing with the ad- toaskfoar questions, which he ficiency. likely to make Moscow more or fails to counter,' is a step toward
ministration this would amount to virtual surrender to apparently thinks conservatives, Wicker Question No. 2: “Has less willing. UwjJeal, with others peace. On the contrary, tie
communism in the Middle East and most certainly would and Rea8an supporters general- Ronald Reagan’s management of more openly, with less hostility?” understands that eVery step we
rpsult in eventual rutoff of vital oil sunnlies to the West ly, will find difficult To answer, foreign affairs, compared with Answer: Moscow would un- take to increase our strength
resuiun eventual CUIOII OI Vital Oil supplies to me wesi. Uet me disabuse him: that of his predecessors, reduced doubtedly have reacted with makes it less likely that the
WMlg'^t is too early to assess the full impact of multiply-. Wicker Question No. 1: “Ts this or heightened Soviet-American much less hostility if Mr. Reagan strength will ever have to be used,
ing problems in Lebanon on the administration’s Middle
East policies, specifically the deaths of Marines and Navy
personnel in and out of terrorist activity, it i$ safe to say
those policies will be drawn into sharper focus and more
~ intense debate in 1984 national elections
The short-term effect of the Beirut slaughter is now tak-
ing shape in Congress, which appears to be positioning
itself for an eventual showdown over terms of the con-
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• President Reagan adroitly sidestepped head-on colli-
sion with Congress when a compromise allowed him to
keep Marines in Lebanon 18 more months.
4"' -If there had been no eompromiSft, Rp.agan, might-have
been forced to recall the troops. This would have reduced
hiS Middle Bast policy to shambles and cleared the way
for a communist takeover. The Soviet Union is waiting for
such an eventuality. It lias several thousand troops in
nearby Syria ready to march.
(• president Reagan for.the first time rfow seeks to’justify
the reasons for keeping Marines in Lebanon. They must
remain there, he said, because the U.S, has ‘‘vital in-
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“The free world cannot- stand by and see that happen,”
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a jinx: Rude is one of .50 men
selected from a group of 3,000 for
officers’ training. He will
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developed a defense' against terrorism, the tool Of
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H.A. May and County Judge Roy
Hofheinz return from New York
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Safety Investigator Fell In
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Law On Drinking Age
Pvt. Miles ^Worthy returns to'
Carviliis, Ore., after visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles W6r-
thy of Highlands.
' In keeping with its philosophy pf decentralizing govern- • . , .
fhp'Rpaaan administration is ODDOSine a “federal WASHINGTON — Did true love io GM in connection with the X- “During 1981 and” 1982,” the Nf)V ,
ment, the Reagan, admim^ration is^opposing a ieaerai keep the federal agency in charge car problem. Ther“started. see- cotlneel 'continued, “until hisaa- m
law establishing a uniform drinking age, saying the States 0j aut0 safety fr0I|, cracking ing each Other seriously” about .reassignment Mr. Anikis was ac- 97th hirthdav in the hnmp J hic “
---should decide. ■ ' . down on General Motors? three mentis later, he said, a fter tiyely engaged ip supervising ... ^on h Dunn save “i wi
A spokesman for,the National Highway Traffic,Safety This much can be said: The she had transferred to a comp any the GM X-body brake case (but) ijke j’m a hundred ” • • •
Administration acknowledged a uniform drinking age Chief honcho in charge of in- office unconnected-with the xj-car did not at any time during this Morgan’s Point standby ferrv ‘
would save lives, but said states should regulate Such vestigating GM’s I960 X-car case ” period excuse himself from deal- service is ended b the Texas
... , . .. __brake defects was courting a GM At the end of 1981, when they -ingwithGM.” - .. nnr.4wrhn.it- m- »• - ■*
things, and not the federal government. secretary who owned $35,000 decided to marry, Anikis asked Nevertheless because he had tnfk! fnrhiHrtpn in .i«» tho
Tt is our view that, raising the drinking ageto 21 would ,worth of company stock: This .an agency personnel official for told Un agency official of. h^-'SwiuSreto
save lives, and that we should Continue to encourage romance just happened to odeur reassignment to prevent a con- dilemma prior to the marriage, nel on the 69th Street Bridee In
states to raise the agei” the spokesman said. .' A during the l?-month period when . flict Op interest. But the chief Anikis had not committed a Houston Smaller gasoline tracks
Studying a bill to set the ^ -Nationa1 Highway Traffic counsel’s report noted that “no .L ..mepingfui” violation of can use the LviichburgFerrv
“--Safety Administration was trying mention was made that Mr. criminal law, the chief couns<*!------ NOV 2.1963--- —
todgtermine whether the X-cars Anlkifcmtended wife held GM decided Billw Casev is the first man m
S causing death f was^not reassign^
.. /^though theJleagan administratiohbblievesincreased« i first reported last July on the Trie investigator -and; the Sriout ofthe firsmSSS^nut
, - enforcement costfsould be. worth the investment JgLgg Jg MSSglSg
believes these choices should be made atthe state lerel, (eder,, agtey was twiddling Its transtored from the delect in-, .fperyision of the X-car problem, on a lease between Monroe City
Rep. James Flono, D-N.J., IS Chairman ofjhe subcom- thumbs Two months ago the vestigation office ^ numerous activitiescalled for , and Winnie • ■
mittee and sponsor Of the legislation: -He believes a Justice; Department filed’ suit ■.‘There certainly appears rn be ^rag^y g^^^renot master
federal law would be more effective than state laws. against the country’s biggest a technical violation of < conflict jjth ^ x-car investigation ?s expected next wtek inWaSg
Drunk driving Is the leading cause of death In;thel6 to Pf interest regulations) -the
21 age group. It is clearly a problem Of tragic proportions Ptr °fd TpT!^1p8 when the management of the Home Finance Agency, says U S.
fofrAmerica’s young people and deserves the best preyen- SStiSc SeS?^e^irwestigat4 office chang- Rep. Albert Thonfas. y
five efforts. * - * v t Veheirfently denies the accusatibn “Early in 1982 Mr. Anikisiqpm ,‘ed. in N?kS?ber 1982 that i?’ -p , y , ...
Jim Burnett, chairman Of the National Transportation and,has said sol in massive court- templated the marriage, arid at a^er/niKis was no *onger in | odGy In History
Safety Boarid, said raisingTHe'lnnking ^ge.to ’Would filings. ; the very least knew by the (sum- ***'■ 1 ‘ .....^
save 1 250 lives annually Hecalled drunken driving “the NHTSA’s chief investigator, mer of 1982 of intended wifejsGM The Transportation Depart- _ By the’ASSOCIATEDPRE^S! I
save 1,200 Iives.aiiiiudiiy. ne Cdneu >5 ^ Aniki'Si also ,denies-any holdings. Yet -he- continued moment’s inspector geheraLis now. . ____
most pervasive^orm Of lawlessness in this countiy. _ . wrongdoing.“My only sin was martage the Defects Office rintil Conducting an investigation of »h_ Hav nt N°V' ai ■
We'agree the problem cries for Solutipn and believe falling in love with someone who November. » • '*• • Anikis’conduct. ^ . j . ft. Z ’ efeare
states should take action to solve it. * \a worked for the company," he told ''".-m ,n, |a' ''v,'a ' "»i •' y “ yea •
my associate Tony Capaccio. _ / V Today’s highlight in history
U’s ^rfsponse that appeals to , DerrV St H* ! . On Nov. 2,1962, President Ken-
my rcrinantic nature but Un* j, 2 1J fli ?: , > nedy" announced - that Soviet
.tv ,p ..., f fortunately th?re are some cold, j i! : ‘ ’ missile bases in Cuba were being
Editor and Pubhshert hard facts that cannot be ignored. C1 ■- HieWiantlPd ' -
..... ^^toPUjlidwr- .NHTSA ."records show that' VV OHO ) I ; \ SStote-
Editor and Publisher, 1950-1974 Anlkis personally called hi*' i “ } ’ J r ' ~ _ Onthisdate. ,
future bride’s boss and gave him In', <3. V , Jflfs. : In 1824, Andrew Jackson won
1 n* < j /frailly ymM trie greatest number of electoral
f ' J votes for president, but not a ma-
jority. So the election was thrown
into the House of Represen-
tatives, which chose John Quincy -™-
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drinking age nationwide. Enactment of such a law-could
• ; saddle state governments wUh substantial enforcement
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.. r City Editor the results of engineering tests
... News Editor that indicated a potentially
-dangerous defect in the X-car’s
Retail Advertising Monoger brake system;. He also instructed
XTossihedAdverlTsing Monoger his Staff to provide additional lft-
Er«Md os sKonddcasmotttrotttieeaytoA'TwHrfoji Office W522iind«r1tiB ActoTCongress of Mbrdi 3.18?9 formation tQ the same GM Official
PGbn&fed aftemoQn?, Monday through Fnday and Sundays at 1301 -Memorial Drive in Baytown. Texas 77520, R.O. Box*1 th© inV6StigdtiOIl prOCC6Q6d.
jS 1” 20 Last May, NHTSA’s chief counsel
MiHii or tw usoa«nD ms concluded that Anikis had indeed
mi, to th? use for repubiicotion to ooy news dispatches credited to it or not heej] involveifen an apparent con-
news ot sponfoneous origin published hereiri 'Righfn of republiegtion pf oH ^
notionglly known syndicates whos<8'writers' byiined TllCT Ol lUvCTCSt
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