Volume 8, Number 39, October 6, 1981
Departments
Science & Technology
by Marsha Freeman
Scientific payload for the Space Shuttle.
Interview
by Daniel Sneider
Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India.
Dateline Mexico
by Josefina Menéndez
Hank’s Grito.
Eye on Washington
by Stanley Ezrol
Congressional Closeup
by Barbara Dreyfuss and Susan Kokinda
Energy Insider
by William Engdahl
That controversial Alaskan oil.
Economics
Regan’s ‘Modest Proposal’ for the Third World
by David Goldman
The U.S. Treasury, the IMF, and the major private lenders intend to reduce net lending.
Documentation: Interviews with the Treasury and State Departments.
Chile Model Ahead for Social Securty?
by Leif Johnson
If a new commission on Social Security is created, it will consider this Friedmanite approach.
Gold
by Montresor
A new kind of extortion.
Foreign Exchange
by David Goldman
How long will the dollar rally last?
Banking
by Kathy Burdman
Jimmy Carter returns to Washington.
Agriculture
by Susan B. Cohen
Farm coalition fractured in Senate.
World Trade
by Mark Sonnenblick
Currency Rate
Business Briefs
Special Report
Terroris, Drugs, and Subversion: The Craxi Dossier
by Umberto Pascali
Umberto Pascali documents the Socialist leader’s links to the Red Brigades, the narcotics mafia, and the sabotage of industrial growth advocates in the Christian Democracy; he asks why the Reagan administration seems prepared to sponsor Craxi’s prime ministry.
Depopulation Already Under Way in Italy
Toward Craxi adviser De Marchi’s goal of a two-thirds reduction.
International
India’s Industrial Growth Regains Its Momentum
by Daniel Sneider
Why Schmidt Cites the New Encyclical
by Rachel Douglas
The Chancellor refuses to undercut productive labor through drastic fiscal austerity.
‘Haig Must Cease Efforts To Topple Germany’s Schmidt’
by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Documentation: “You don’t want someone like him steering policy.”
General Zia and His Regime Implicated in Heroin Traffic
by Uma Zykofsky
Zia’s Pakistan: Gateway to Opium Center
by Marilyn James
Mexican Diplomatic Offensive Challenges Haig’s ‘Body Count’ Policy in El Salvador
by Timothy Rush
EIR Report Forecasts Crisis in Guatemala
‘Permanent Warfare’ in Zaire
by Douglas DeGroot
Sadat Tries To Halt Iranization of Egypt
by Judith Wyer
International Intelligence
National
The Manatt Democrats Stage Reagan’s Tragedy
by Richard Cohen
Washington Bureau Chief Richard Cohen relays Lyndon LaRouche’s comments on the Sept. 24 Reagan address. While the President destroys the economy, the O’Neill faction in the Democratic Party is defending Paul Volcker, not the national interest.
The Cruise Missile and Strategic Doctrine
by Robert Gallagher
Not only is its performance dubious: the second generation buzz bomb is useful only for a first strike.
The Harrison Williams Brief
by Mary Jane Freeman
A review of the legal arguments submitted in the Senator’s Abscam case by a distinguished jurist.
The Democratic Party: Battle Continues After New York Primary
by Joseph Brewda
National News
