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...ardent supporter of President Reagan, but his policy of dealing with Iran has hit even us diehard Reaganites. Perhaps his intentions were in America's best interest, but the result is that he has surrendered more than he has gained. The President has given away the prestige and respect of the greatest nation in the world. Derek Montero Muscat, Oman...
Some 4.2 million federal employees got the word last week on new imposed guidelines governing tests for drug use. The rules, based on Ronald Reagan's Executive Order of last September calling for drug-free workplaces, were drawn up by the Government's Office of Personnel Management. They stipulate that federal agency and department heads may fire workers in sensitive positions, like those with access to classified information, who are found to be using illegal drugs; discharge is mandatory after two such instances. Affected employees will be notified 30 days in advance that they will be required to take...
...Federal Aviation Administration, acting independently, has also proposed drug testing for pilots as well as other key airline employees like mechanics. But that program and Reagan's face tough challenges in the courts, where a number of judges have already ruled that mass testing violates workers' constitutional rights to privacy and protection from self-incrimination...
...hear the appeal of five jockeys that random tests for drug and alcohol abuse violated their rights. A lower court had upheld the testing on the ground that jockeys are voluntary participants in an industry that must curry the confidence of bettors by assuring drug-free races. The Reagan Administration hopes that the courts will apply that reasoning to workers in sensitive government jobs. Says Richard Willard, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division: "People who are in law enforcement or who have access to sensitive classified information present an even stronger case than racehorse jockeys...
Accounts of the Reykjavik summit, albeit dense with rhetoric, tended to stick closer to the facts. If a story continues to have mileage as a propaganda vehicle, however, the Soviets are reluctant to drop it: two months after the Iceland meeting, the press is still explaining why Ronald Reagan's Space Defense Initiative should be curtailed and blaming the U.S. for the arms race...