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Amid the turmoil, there was more than one cause for Western concern. Not only is Chad a mineral-rich source of potential instability in the very heart of Africa, but the backer of one key rebel faction, Libya's Gaddafi, is a onetime protégé of the Soviet Union and a troublemaking champion of Islamic radicalism throughout the region...
...Says New York State National Committeeman Richard Rosenbaum, who had been a Ford admirer: "Republicans are hungry for a victory. Even those who find Reagan a little too far to the right for their tastes will back him in the general election." Pennsylvania Governor Richard Thornburgh, a former Ford backer, will support Reagan and thinks the Californian can win if he seeks support even from normally Democratic constituencies. Said he: "I would hope that no candidate would write off the support of labor unions because they have traditionally supported Democrats." Given the deeply ingrained loyalities of such groups, this will...
...Israel. The subject was the fiasco at the U.N. when the U.S. first supported and then repudiated a resolution criticizing Israeli occupation of Arab territory that it seized during the 1967 war. The caustic tone of the session was set by New York Senator Jacob Javits, a firm backer of Israel, who announced on Feb. 25 that he would be seeking re-election in the fall. Said Javits: "Now, Mr. Secretary, did anyone ever read this resolution?" Vance's calm reply: "Of course they...
...schooler, and the piles of literature that bow the card tables of his devoted workers are vintage. Every few days during the Granite State contest, the two-page "Campaign News" would appear in LaRouche offices around the state. The paper proves LaRouche is no squeamish campaigner; "Khomeini Backer to Head Procession in Manchester" screams one headline in the Feb. 21 issue, and who can resist reading on? "Ramsey Clark, the defender of the terrorist Red Brigades and the Baader-Meinof gang in Europe, reportedly will be leading a march on the streets of Manchester on Saturday as a member...
Although leaders of Congressional opposition to the draft said yesterday they feared the bill would pass with the president's support, Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) a strong backer of the bill, said, "I'm not sure we can muster the votes to get it through...