Vatican faces clash over liberation theology in Latin America
A Brazilian friar and supporters clash with conservative voices as Pope John Paul II seeks to define the church stance on liberation theology amid Marxist influence in Latin America. The pope aims to reconcile anti communist doctrine with social change while warns against aligning with revolutionary violence. By 2000 half of Catholics may be in Latin America and leaders stress protecting rights without endorsing dictatorship or Marxist violence.
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Latin America
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Managua
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Leonardo Boff
Boff
Soviet Union
Cuba
John XXIII
Poland
Europe
Fidel Castro
Forced Racial Balance In Colleges Foolish
The article condemns federal desegregation policy as futile and foolish. It cites South Carolina's Higher Education Commission admitting failure to meet integration goals, and Nashville protests by Tennessee State University students over a proposed 1-for-1 racial ratio. It argues white choice and funding issues trump forced quotas and praises black institutions for their pride and traditions.
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Higher Education Commission
Roosevelt Gilliam
Commission
Nashville
Tennessee State University
Federal
Tennessee State
South
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed readable letters with return mailing address for publication. Anonymous submissions are rejected. Editing may shorten letters for space and clarity. Send to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29801.
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Aiken Standard
P.O. Box
Aiken, S.C
Prodigal Daughter and the Rise of Women Leaders
The piece discusses Jeffrey Archer's novel Prodigal Daughter as fiction about a future female U.S. president and notes real world examples. It highlights Geraldine Ferraro on the Mondale ticket and the shifting role of women in politics with examples from Kentucky San Francisco and the Dallas GOP convention.
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Britain
Jeffrey Archer
United States
Reagan
Liz Dole
Kentucky
San Francisco
Geraldine Ferraro
Mondale
Dallas
Katherine Ortega
Charleston Writer Visits Mountain Cottage Escape
Ashley Cooper recounts a hot Charleston to Saluda NC trip via I 26 and I 95 paring traffic, Florida vacationers and a cool 63 degree cottage. He praises Orchard Inn run by Ken and Ann Hough and recalls a smoke alarm scare during breakfast. Chiefie the dog features in a kitchen mishap.
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Spartanburg
Columbia
Greenville
Florida
Carolinas
Powers-That-Be
Charleston
U.S. 176
Railroad Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Ken
Ann Hough
Orchard Inn
Gourmet Magazine
U.S
North Carolina
Chiefie
Religion's Role Questioned in Reagan Campaign
A critique of how Ronald Reagan ties religion to politics, arguing that merging faith with campaign strategy endangered democracy. The piece cites secularism's rise, evangelical and Catholic influences, and calls for a religion-neutral constitution where no faith dominates and children avoid belief vacuums.
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New York City
Ronald Reagan
God
America
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