Kremlin's New Front Man Faces Foreign Policy Test
In Moscow on Easter Sunday Mikhail Gorbachev issued his first formal foreign policy remarks as head of the Politburo. He offered a unilateral moratorium on intermediate range missiles lasting until November, pending U S restraint in Europe. Reagan rejected the offer, Tass called it a lie, and the critic notes that Gorbachev lacks real change in foreign policy despite adroit timing and a younger front man.
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Moscow
Mikhail Sergeyevitch Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Politburo
West
Britain
Europe
Tip O’neill
White House
Reagan
Santa Barbara
Calif
Chernenko
Dour Andropov
Soviet Union
United States
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tass
U.S
Sandinistas scoff at Reagan plan as contra aid remains cut
Managua's Sandinistas reject negotiations with the contras and insist the war will continue while U S aid to the rebels stays suspended. They accuse the contras of mercenary status, while Congress withholds covert support, delaying any direct talks. The insurgents show resolve despite limited external help.
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Nicaragua
Reagan
U.S
Congress
Managua
el Salvador
Washington
Contra
Mr. Reagan
Spotlight on Poverty in America and New Debates
Washington examines poverty's persistence in the United States through Census data and books by Murray Harrington and the Catholic bishops. The piece contrasts early optimism with today’s visible poor and introduces debates on income mobility, poverty definitions, and noncash benefits.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Census Bureau
Charles Murray
America
Adventists Live Longer Through Diet and Discipline
The Seventh Day Adventists show life expectancy about 6.2 years longer with lower rates of colon and bladder cancer heart disease and breast cancer mortality. The diet focuses on less fat more fiber and vegetarian choices though not all are vegetarians. Studies suggest benefits extend to non Adventists adopting similar habits like reduced fat intake and increased fiber.
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America
Finding Purpose Through Faith in Hard Times
Dear G O H counselor offers a faith based path for a high school student feeling low. The message emphasizes God’s love and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ to provide direction and life with meaning. It cites John 10 10 and John 1 12 as assurance of belonging in God’s family.
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DR. Graham
G.O.H
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
Our Cussin Presidents The Case for Frank Presidential Language
A column argues that many U S presidents used colorful language from Truman and Washington to Nixon and Carter. It praises Reagan using blunt speech to press lawmakers and defends cussing as a political tool, saying critics overreact. It concludes presidents deserve leeway to speak bluntly.
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Reagan
Arkansas
Bill Alexander
Harry Truman
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
George Washington
George
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Colonel Travis
The
Alamo
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Teddy Kennedy
Carter
Ronald Reagan
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