Poland’s Independence Dream Amid Polish Soviet Rule and Vatican Mediation
The article surveys Poland under Soviet influence since 1944 with a look at potential reforms. It notes the pope John Paul II’s stance toward accommodation, church led aid plans, and possible amnesty as martial law lingers. It weighs paths of accommodation versus opposition and their global impact.
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Poland
Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
Red Army
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Solidarity Labor Movement
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
American
John Cardinal Krol
Philadelphia
Reagan
United States
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Warsaw
Endangered service jobs fade as automation grows
The piece laments declining service work across industries from gas stations to house calls, grocery deliveries, and barbering, arguing Americans must perform more tasks themselves as robots and automation rise. It notes shifts from personal service to self service and questions leisure time replacement.
McCarthy Myth and the McCarthy Era Reflections
A columnist defends irony in a critique of McCarthy era fears arguing the terror was overstated. He compares McCarthy’s influence to Ralph Nader’s or Andrei Sakharov warnings while noting widespread misperceptions of McCarthy as equal to Stalin.
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Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
James Burnham
Burnham
Solzhenitsyn
Time Magazine
General MacArthur
Truman
S.O.B
Ralph Nader
Nader
Andrei Sakharov
Stalin
Women’s political rise gains momentum across states
The piece argues women in politics are gaining power beyond Washington glare. It highlights Rhode Island gains for women in the state senate, Minnesota fundraising success via the Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund, and remarks by policymakers like Mary Jane Odell and Marlene Johnson. It notes women candidates benefit from fundraising ability and party support, with a broader national trend toward female political influence.
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America
National Women’s Political Caucus
San Antonio
Reagan
O’neill
Senate
Rhode Island
Minnesota Women’s Campaign Fund
Claudine Schneider
U.S
House of Representatives
Schneider
GOP
John A. Holmes Jr
Iowa
Mary Jane Odell
Minnesota
Marlene Johnson
Democratic Farmer-Labor
Geri Joseph
Democratic National Committee
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Washington
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Tip O’neill
Supreme Court Justice
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