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...about Reagan's evident desire to answer every assault on his record; his meandering, overly detailed responses had cost him points two weeks earlier in Louisville. Apart from the rehearsals, the President held briefing sessions with such advisers as Secretary of State George Shultz, National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, longtime Reagan Adviser Stuart Spencer and White House Aides Baker and Michael Deaver...
SENTENCED. Harry Claiborne, 67, chief judge of Nevada's U.S. District Court since 1978 and the first federal judge convicted of a felony committed while on the bench; to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for filing false tax returns for 1979 and 1980; in Reno. Claiborne has vowed not to resign and to fight any attempt to impeach...
...rith delegates, "should attempt to transform policy debates into theological disputes. He must not let it be thought that political dissent from him is unChristian. And he must not cast opposition to his programs as opposition to America." He took issue with a letter addressed to Christian leaders by Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, a close friend of the President's and chairman of his re-election campaign. The letter, Mondale said, "had defined Mr. Reagan's supporters as 'leaders under God's authority.'" There was laughter and applause as Mondale wryly noted: "Most Americans would...
...gold miners, though, have run into strong opposition from environmentalists, especially in California's storied motherlode country near Sonora and in the northern foothills around Clear Lake. Property owners and politicians have forced Placer Mining Services, a Fluor subsidiary, to stop digging at its mine near Nevada City. Homestake, America's largest producer, and Sonora Mining have also felt pressures against their bulldozing and blasting...
...example, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, Reagan's best friend on Capitol Hill and chairman of his re-election committee, signed a campaign letter sent in July to 80,000 Fundamentalist Christian ministers, encouraging them to register congregants and endorse Reagan. The overtly religious language and pitch have become controversial. "Dear Christian Leader," the letter began. "President Reagan, as you know, has made an unwavering commitment to the traditional values which I know you share. In addition, he has, on several occasions, articulated his own spiritual convictions. As leaders under God's authority, we cannot afford to resign ourselves...