Word: bombers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...considered reactivating B-1 bomber program...
...final days, energetic liberal Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman finds her position as frontrunner seriously imperiled by charges that she is "dangerously naive" in opposing almost all military expenditures. One of the leading liberals in Congress, Holtzman has opposed new weapon systems like the MX missile and the B-1 bomber but supports military salary increases to make voluntary forces competitive...
...specific weapons, Reagan has criticized Carter's decision to delay production of the neutron bomb and cancel the B-l bomber. Carter contends that the cruise missile has made the B-l obsolete but he has, with some campaign fanfare, suggested that a bomber employing "stealth" radar-baffling technology may be built instead. Both candidates support the new MX missile, although they differ about how the land-based weapon should be deployed...
...cemetery company, started by declaring: "Eckhardt represents everything that is wrong with this country. He would destroy the free enterprise system and destroy the work ethic." Charged Fields of the seven-term incumbent: "He voted nine times for busing [to desegregate schools]. He voted against the B-l bomber. He voted for gun control. He voted to give tax dollars to Communist countries...
Voters, moreover, are looking at women less as novelties these days. Most women candidates, like the men, are emphasizing economic and defense issues. For instance, in her TV spots, Attorney Sheila Suess, 39, a conservative Republican from Indianapolis, is silhouetted against a B-52 bomber as she says: "If I am elected, I will be a solid vote for a strong national defense." In Colorado, four-term Democratic Incumbent Patricia Schroeder, 40, is opposed by a Republican woman, Denver School Board Member Naomi Bradford, 40. Schroeder, who leads by more than 2 to 1 in the polls, is attacked...