HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (misc.activism.progressive co-moderator)
Subject: "No New Taxes!"                 (*)For the rich
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Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: misc.activism.progressive on UseNet ; ACTIV-L@UMCVMB
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:42:52 GMT


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                Study: 90% Pay More due to Tax Changes
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    "WASHINGTON-- 90% of American families pay more in federal taxes
    now than they would if the tax laws existing in 1977 had been left
    in place, Citizens for Tax Justice reported Thursday.

    But the very rich, as a result of tax-law changes over the last 13
    years, are paying up to 36 percent less than they would have, the
    group said.

    The results are similar to finding reported two weeks ago by the
    Congressional Budget Office.

    Several congressional Democrats cited the report as additional
    proof of their contention that the Reagan and Bush administrations
    pushed changes in the tax law that reward the rich and penalize
    everyone else."

[From: Chicago Tribune, 3/9/90 p.12. While our Free Press reports
"Read My Lips" etc as front-page material, this little fact, affecting
only 90% of their readers, was reported by the Tribune in the tiny
note I've just reproduced, near the bottom of page 12.]
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From: nyxfer%panix.com@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (N.Y. Transfer)
Subject: NEWS:HIV+ Haitians Rebel at Guantanamo/WW
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:49:05 GMT



Via The NY Transfer News Service ~ All the News that Doesn't Fit

            HIV-positive Haitians Rebel at Guantanamo

                           By G. Dunkel

The U.S. has captured over 37,000 Haitians trying to flee their
homeland since the brutal military coup over 11 months ago.

Many have wound up at the Guantanamo Naval Base. There are now
293 HIV-positive Haitians and their families held in detention at
the base. Only three HIV-positive Haitians, all seriously ill and
in grave need of hospital care, have been let into the U.S. The
others have satisfied all the onerous requirements for asylum but
can't be admitted because U.S. laws bar the entry of all
HIV-positive individuals.

For months, they have had no access to phones, letters, family,
lawyers, independent doctors or journalists. They have had blood
drawn against their will. They've been handcuffed and left in the
broiling sun for hours. Protests have been brutally repressed
with beatings and dogs. In a smuggled letter, they said, "[we]
are living in conditions where a dog couldn't live because it
would have died of misery."

Their anger overflowed Aug. 31. They rebelled, burning 12
of the sheds used to house them. It took a week before news of
this incident reached any news media.

Reports from Haiti indicate there is still solid popular support
for the embargo imposed on Haiti in reaction to the coup. Poor
and working people are suffering tremendously but feel "It's not
just a question of democracy in Haiti. It's a question of
democracy for the world," according to the Haitian Information
Bureau.

In July, according to reports of survivors who are just now
surfacing, the Haitian military shot up a boatload of people
fleeing Haiti, killing at least 30 and probably many more. A
number of refugees returned by the U.S. have been arrested on
arrival in Port-au-Prince.

A coalition of Haitian groups is calling for a demonstration in
front of the White House on Sept. 9 "to show your outrage toward
Bush's racist refugee policy." It is sponsored by TransAfrica,
NAACP and the Coalition of Haitian Organizations.


(Copyright Workers World Service: Permission to reprint granted
if source is cited. For more info contact Workers World,46 W. 21
St., New York, NY 10010; "workers@igc.apc.org".)

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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: RESOURCE: Basic Gov't Telephones/Fax/Addresses (autopost)
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Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: PACH
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 08:30:04 GMT

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To call your Representative/Senator:

Local number of U.S. Congress switchboard          (202) 224-3121

[When you reach the Capitol Hill switchboard, simply ask to be
connected to the office of the Member, Senator or committee you
want to reach. Please call during normal business hours on the
East Coast.]

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White House:                                    (202)-456-7639

The White House Comments line is                (202)-456-1111
(9 am- 5 pm Monday-Friday).

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Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 90 01:18:29 CST
** Topic: Bush's Fax Number **
** Written  3:03 pm  Dec 20, 1990 by hfrederick in cdp:pn.announcements **
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Information capture off Bitnet:
    George knows better than to have an e-mail address to where his
    fellow citizens could write to him all day, every day.

    But you can FAX him, at 202-456-2461.
    Or talk to his Public Comment staff, at 202-456-1111.
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Addresses:

Senator ____ ____               Representarive ____ ____
United States Senate            U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20510          Washington, D.C. 20515

President ____ ____             Vice President ____ ____
The White House                 The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.  
Washington, D.C. 20500          Washington, D.C. 20501

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NAMES OF KEY LEADERS OF CONGRESS:

Tony Bielenson [Chair, Intelligence Committee]     (202) 225-5911
House Intelligence Committee Staff                 (202) 225-4121
Thomas Foley [Speaker of the House]                (202) 225-5604
Richard Gephardt [House Majority Leader]           (202) 225-0100
William Gray [House Majority Whip]                 (202) 225-3130
David Bonior [House Deputy Majority Whip]          (202) 225-0080

Rep. Richard A. Gephardt                Speaker Thomas S. Foley
House Majority Leader                   H-204 Capitol Bldg.
H-114 Capitol Bldg.                     Washington, DC 20515
Washington, DC 20515                    (202)-225-5604
(202)-225-0100

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From: Christic Institute <christic@igc.apc.org>
Subject: CUANES Alert 9-8-92
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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 00:37:36 GMT

/* Written  3:32 pm  Sep  8, 1992 by cuanes in cdp:carnet.alerts */
/* ---------- "CUANES Alert 9-8-92" ---------- */
CUANES Update 9-8-92 (Alert 363)

The DeConcini/Specter letter will remain open for signatures at
least through September 14.  Please encourage every Senator to
sign the letter.   To sign the letter, Senator's offices need to
call Dean Gloy in Sen. DeConcini's office at 202 224-4521.

There are currently 12 signers on the DeConcini/Specter letter.
They are - Cranston (CA), Ford (KY), Inouye (HI), Jeffords (VT),
Kennedy (MA), Kerry (MA), Kohl (WI), Sanford (NC), Sasser (TN),
Simon (IL), Wellstone (MN), Wofford (PA).

For Updates  National Agenda for Peace Hotline  202-544-3057

             Central America Working Group  202-543-2282

If you phone/fax/e-mail/send the results (Senator's attitude
towards letter, aid to El Salvador, comments, etc.) of your
congressional contacts I will see that both the National Agenda
and CAWG receive the information.  This will be important for
planning strategy for when the Appropriation bill comes to the
Senate floor.

Kathy Howell
CUANES
2320 Hartzell St
Evanston IL 60201
ph. 708-475-7980  fax: 708-475-1122
e-mail: cuanes

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From: trd54583@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (green spleen...)
Subject: Request: War Prayer (Mark Twain)
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Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 02:58:30 GMT

I don't neccesarilly know where to post this, but...
If anyone has a copy of 'War Prayer' by Mark Twain
please send it to me at:
	trd54583@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

	thanks...

-- 
 All opinions endorsed by the University  | These colors don't fade or run...
 of Illinois, US government, and the UN   | ...but they burn pretty well  -me
******Conformity is the jailor of freedom and the enemy of growth -JFK******
-Tom Dobrowolsky - LunarWolf - GreenSpleen@uiuc.edu - placki ziemniaczane -

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From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse@igc.apc.org>
Subject: POINTER: Drs w/o Borders Press Re.
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Originator: daemon@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
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Resent-From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse@igc.apc.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 02:04:27 GMT

/* Written  7:04 pm  Sep 11, 1992 by dmorse in cdp:reg.africa */
/* ---------- "POINTER: Drs w/o Borders Press Re." ---------- */
A new press release from Doctors Without Borders is posted in the soc.cult.
afric conference.

There is also a post entitled "Food delayed, mass deaths" which gives
in some detail the account in the New York Times of how UN delays and
puzzling US decisions continue while Somalians perish.

Phone and fax numbers for the House Select Committee on Hunger and
the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs are also
posted.

I have also posted an appeal for people to please act again.  We got results
before. But when public attention slips away, or people are persuaded the
problem is solved, the governments and the UN sink back into inaction.
I earnestly hope people will continue to press for massive aid.

Fundraising actions are good, and draw attention to the problem, but
time has almost run out.  Goverments have to act quickly, and they appear
to do so only under great pressure from the public.
Please help.

Thank you.
Dorothy
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From: Christic Institute <christic@igc.apc.org>
Subject: 21st Century Party
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Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 01:18:30 GMT

/* Written  1:47 pm  Sep  6, 1992 by ann in cdp:utne.salon */
/* ---------- "21st" ---------- */
FROM:  Shirley Kittle <ann @igc>

SUBJECT:  21st CENTURY PARTY

     A new party convened on August 28, 1992 in Washington, DC to

establish a constitution, bylaws and platform and also to plan

recruiting efforts.  The party is called "The 21st Century Party"

and is a response to all those who feel that the Democrats and

Republicans do not "listen" to them.  Our present form of political

organization constitutes overrepresentation of a narrow elite and

underrepresentation of the rest of the nation.  WE are the rest of

the nation!

     The new party is dedicated to:  equality between women and men

as well as people of all races and ethnicities; banning

discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, religion, creed,

disability, or marital status; non-violence; restoring a healthy

environment; the elimination of exploitative labor practices,

demilitarization of all societies; the elimination of poverty,

hunger and homelessness; and the pursuit of liberty, justice and

happiness for all people.

     The officers of the 21st Century Party are:

          Chair:         Delores Huerta

          Secretary:     Eleanor Smeal

          Treasurer:     Paula Craver

          Vice Chairs:   Roger Craver, Patricia Ireland, Mel King,

                         Sara Nelson, Christine Rice, & Monica

                         Faith Stewart

     The Constitution, Bylaws and Platform as passed by the

convention will be available in the near future.  Anyone interested

in the 21st Party can call their office at 1-800-394-21st.

     As a member and attendee at the convention, I'll be glad to

answer any questions also.

Shirley Kittle

Detroit, MI
From: nyxfer%panix.com@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (N.Y. Transfer)
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
Subject: NEWS:POLAND ON LABOR DAY
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:10:36 GMT
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>



Via The NY Transfer News Service ~ All the News that Doesn't Fit

WW Editorial:

Poland on Labor Day

Is Polish President Lech Walesa a workers' leader? Is Poland's
`Solidarity' a workers' movement? Asking that question 12 years
ago, when `Solidarity' was founded, would have brought overwhelming
"yes" answers from many participants in Labor Day events in the
U.S. This answer was wrong then, and the latest events prove it.

Workers are on strike all across Poland today. This time the
so-called  Solidarity organization is the government. And the
government is planning to fire striking workers and break the
strike.

Walesa is now denouncing strikers and supports their being fired.
Managers at the car parts factory in Tychy will soon dismiss
2,300 striking workers. That factory is special. It's been taken
over by Fiat, the major Italian auto manufacturer. This
imperialist enterprise is expected to turn a profit. In
capitalist Poland, workers are not to share in that profit, nor
to interfere with it.

What happened to the Solidarity group of the early 1980s, which
claimed 10 million members? The capitalists--the bosses and their
intellectual hirelings--were the officers of that movement.
Though Solidarity may have had a working-class rank and file, its
political direction came from those anti-communist elements in
Poland who were thoroughly pro-capitalist. They in turn got full
backing from the CIA and the Vatican in the drive to overthrow
the Polish government.

Once these pro-capitalist politicians and wheeler-dealers succeeded
in throwing out the Polish government -- what the U.S. media call
the "communists" -- they had no use for the workers anymore. In fact,
Solidarity no longer claims to be the biggest union in Poland.
That role is now played by the union with a pro-communist
leadership.

Officials in the AFL-CIO who supported Solidarity throughout the
1980s were playing the bosses' game. There was never a
possibility that the workers of Poland would wind up better off.
The only ones to gain were a handful of Polish capitalists,
mostly speculators, and the big monopolies from the imperialist
countries.

This clearly explains the seeming contradictions of 1981. Union
buster Reagan welcomed Walesa while crushing the PATCO strike.
There was no real contradiction. It just took a few years for
Solidarity to lose its disguise.

(Copyright Workers World Service: Permission to reprint granted
if source is cited. For more info contact Workers World,46 W. 21
St., New York, NY 10010; "workers@igc.apc.org".)

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From: Greg Dunkel <JOSCU%CUNYVM.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Subject:      ANNON:Haiti:Killing the dream/ HAITI:du reve au cauchemar
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 19:19:04 GMT

"Haiti:Killing the Dream" is to air over PBS, Tuesday, September 29,
in the United States.  This is exactly one year after the bloody
military coup removed Haiti's democratically elected leader,
Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

President Jean-Bertrand Aristide says of this film, "it deeply moved
me by showing not only the pain and suffering of the Haitian people
today, but also the hope and potential for the beautiful Haiti that is
damning tomorrow.  I ask all Americans and friends of Haiti to see
'Haiti:Killing the dream.'  They will truly understand and feel the
Haitian's people fight for democracy."

It is a Crowing Rooster production presented by Jonathan Demme, Edward
Saxon and Harry Belafonte & narrated by Ossie Davis.

In New York City and vicinity, WNET Channel 13 is showing it at 9:00 PM.
In other areas of North America, please check your local listings.


Il y a aussi une version francaise -- Haiti: du reve au cauchemar, -- avec
naration par Jean-Claude Martineau.  C'est le seul film sur la montee
du mouvement Lavalas et sur les vrais enjeux derriere le coup d'etat a
travers lequel les puissances locales et etrangeres tentent d'assassiner
le reve du peuple haitien.

Au New-York, la grande premiere sera

             Dimanche 27 Septembre 1992 a 7:00 PM
            a l'auditorium de Medgar Evers College
    1650 Bedford Avenue (entre Crown & Montgomery Streets), Brooklyn.

Pour informations, telephonez Komisyon Ayisyen pou ankete sou koudeta
30 septanm, 212-633-6646.
Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive
From: Nigel.Allen@lambada.oit.unc.edu
Subject: U.S. Govt. Files Complaint to Revoke Citizenship of Tennessee Man
Followup-To: alt.activism.d
Originator: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu
Organization: Echo Beach
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 02:58:38 GMT

Here is a press release from the U.S. Justice Department

 Justice Department Files Complaint to Revoke Citizenship of
Tennessee Resident
 To: National Desk, Tennessee Correspondents
 Contact: Kathy St. Dennis of the U.S. Department of Justice,
          202-514-2007

   WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Department of Justice
today filed a complaint to revoke the citizenship of Jozsef Szendi of
Cookeville, Tenn., for taking part in the persecution of unarmed
Jewish civilians and others while a member of a para-military group
responsible for the enslavement and deportation of much of Hungary's
Jewish population during World War II.
   The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville by the
Office of Special Investigations (OSI) of the Justice Department's
Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle
District of Tennessee.
   Szendi's activities included taking part in a raid on a building
in Budapest where Jews were hidden by a rescue program headed by
Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, the complaint said.
   Szendi voluntarily joined the Royal Hungarian Gendarmerie and
personally transported Jewish civilians from Budapest to the German
SS in Poland, the complaint said.  From 1939 to 1941, the Gendarmerie
deported 16,000 to 18,000 Jewish civilians to Poland, where the SS
shot them to death.
   The complaint said that in 1944 Szendi participated in confining
Hungarian Jews to ghettos and deporting them to the Auschwitz
concentration camp in Poland, where most were murdered in the camp's
gas chambers.
   Szendi later became a member of the armed commando wing of a
Hungarian terrorist organization, the National Organization of
Accountability, that was responsible for assaults, torture, and
killings of public officials, diplomats, political figures, and
unarmed Jewish civilians, the complaint said.
   The complaint said Szendi personally assisted in the persecution
of unarmed Jews and others.  The assistance included taking part in a
1944 armed raid on a building in Budapest in search of Jews hidden
there by a rescue program directed by Wallenberg, the complaint said.
   Szendi misrepresented and concealed his past activities when
applying for immigration to the United States in 1956 under the
Refugee Relief Act of 1953 and the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 and subsequently when petitioning for U.S. citizenship in 1964,
according to the complaint.
   To date, 42 Nazi persecutors have been stripped of U.S.
citizenship as a result of OSI's investigations and prosecutions,
and 30 have been removed from the United States.
 -30-


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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 08:35:15 GMT


"My country is the world and my religion is to do good."
          -Thomas Paine

[Submitted by foy@aerospace.aero.org  (Richard Foy)]


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From: Christic Institute <christic@igc.apc.org>
Subject: CND Action Call on Oct3 UK Tests
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 03:34:55 GMT

/* Written 11:49 pm  Sep 10, 1992 by gn:viv in cdp:pn.alerts */
/* ---------- "CND Action Call on Oct3 UK Tests" ---------- */
Originally posted by ipb@gn.apc.org:

CND Calls for Test Ban Actions at British Embassies Oct 3

October 3rd is the 40th anniversary of the first British nuclear
test, which took place in Australia. The British Campaign for
Nuclear Disarmament has put out a call for anti-nuclear movements
around the world to organise actions to protest against continuing
British nuclear testing, and to urge rapid conclusion of a
Comprehensive Test Ban. It is especially scandalous that the UK
government continues its policy of testing now that there are 2
moratoriums in place (French and Russian) and a third now in view
(USA).

Please send messages to British government representatives in your
country; picket UK embassies; urge your own government to send a
protest note; get the message into the media. Copies of any
correspondence or press coverage please to CND, 162 Holloway Rd,
London N7 8DQ, fax +44-71-700-2357`        ``
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