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...spreading Communism through the hemisphere. When the question of what to do about the Sandinistas comes up at National Security Council meetings, Reagan assumes what one aide calls his "Churchillian mode." The normally amiable and relaxed President sits up straight in his chair; his eyes flash, his lips tighten, and his hands ball up into fists. Throughout Reagan's political career, stopping Communism--along with reducing the size of Government and cutting taxes--has been an idee fixe. Nicaragua, in Reagan's view, is the place and now is the time to take a stand. So committed...
...students here, and obviously we have a lot to lose in Federal education cutbacks. But to ask that education programs be spared is to ask, indirectly, that other programs suffer more. All America will have to expect less from the Government in coming years; we students ought to tighten our belts with the rest...
Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado declared in a speech Feb. 21 that his government can tighten its belt no further and that it is time for some "sacrifices" from international bankers. The President proposed that Mexico's payments be reduced to what it can afford, but he offered few specifics. Some Mexican officials have hinted that the country wants a stretched-out repayment schedule and a reduction in the average interest rate on its loans from 10% to 6%, which would reduce its annual debt-service load by $4 billion a year...
Replying to repeated calls by some in Congress to raise taxes to reduce the federal deficit, Reagan said, "I'm sorry, they're asking the wrong people to tighten their belts. It's time we reduced the federal budget and left the family budget alone...
Neighborhood groups, who oppose this move in favor of low-cost housing and blue-collar jobs on the Simplex site, are expected to petition the City Council to tighten the area's zoning restrictions...