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In the growing consensus for early nuclear arms control talks with the Soviet Union, too little attention is given the urgency of deterring spread of nuclear capability to other countries. Each new country which achieves the capability increases the number of hands on the nuclear button and the possibility of nuclear weapons falling into the… Continue reading Small Notions Also Hove Bombs

With nearly one in every three American households hit by crime each year. the Omnibus Victim Protection Act of 1982 is expected to attract considerable public attention. Essentially, the measure responds to the needs of the victim, an aspect of the crime scenario which often receives too little emphasis under the justice system. It would… Continue reading At Lust! Help for the Victim

Only those close to such situations can full! understand the lnartache an anxious uncertainty that parents and familis fed whui a loved orue is ahducted…or the horror experienced by the victims, even If eventually released. Moved by the kidnapping of s year- old Rachael Marie Rumyan and similar cases in his ownstate, Rep. Dan Marriott,… Continue reading Adopt Missing Childrcn’s Act

Super-clean air is always welcome in an industrial area-but bread and butter are prime necusities That apparently was the thinking, in part, of the Environmental Protection Agency in deciding to permit U.S. Steel Corpr to delay air pollution count for three years and to divert the savings lnto new mill equipment, EPA Administrator Anne Gorsuch… Continue reading Clean cir versus necessities

Remember the “good old days” when you could enroll in a university for $35 to $100 per quarter, buy sirloin steak for 50 cents a pound, and occupy a hospital room for six bucks a day? Salaries, like costs, have risen sharply since then – thank goodness! But tt’s still fun to reminisce about that… Continue reading Those good old doys…

While the full scope of its mandate is still unclear, a few general principles ought to be obvious goals for President Reagan’s bipartisan commission on ong-term policy toward Central America: – The panel should forge recommendations for a strong and constructive policy consistent with the Monroe Doctrine and the security of the Americas. – Its… Continue reading Commission Hos Big Chollenge

In the wake of Independence Day celebrations across the land, Americans need to unite to save and refurbish a cherished symbol oi freedom, the Statue of Liberty. Even as we look forward to the 100th birthday anniversary of Miss Liberty in 1986, National Park Service engineers warn that the aging lady’s condition has deteriorated to… Continue reading Let’s Refurbish a Gallant Lady

Headlines telling of destructive fires are all too common – and Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., says nearly one-third of the residential fires are caused by smoldering cigarettes. Weary of what he calls foot-dragging by the tobacco industry, Heinz introduced a bill, prior to the congressional adjournment, to spur development of a self-extinguishing cigarette to improve… Continue reading Many Fires Caused by Cigarettes

lt seems crucial in the effort to head off a major crlsis in Central America that Congress mend party differences and unite on a United States policy in that region in the interest of security and solidarity. It’a tlmeily also that this country’s forts be coordlnated with the multinational peace mediation Lnitlative of the “Contadora… Continue reading Unify Vifdi in Centrdl Am. Crisis

Americans will be able to move toward reinstatement of prayer in the public schools if congressional action on a proposed constitutional amendment reflects the will of the majority as expressed in polls. in fact, a Gallup Poll as recent as June 1982 showed 79 percent of the people favored President Reagan’s proposed amendment of that… Continue reading School Prcsyer Amendment Possible