Congressmen clash with Presbyterian leaders over church bias
The article notes 20 U S House members from PCUSA sign a letter accusing the General Assembly of misperceptions on human rights and deterrence while urging greater support for democracy in Central America. It highlights partisan splits, church-state tensions, and a response from Rev James E Andrews.
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Presbyterian Church USA
Soviet Bloc
Central America
Presbyterian General Assembly
PCUSA
Jack Kemp
R-N. Y
Presbyterians
General Assembly
U. S
el Salvador
South America
Washington
James E. Andrews
Nashville
UNESCO Spending Spree Draws U S Criticism in Paris
A critical portrait of UNESCO in Paris describes a spending binge and reform gridlock. Director General Amadou Mahtar M Bebow allegedly boosts his pay while staff divisions widen, as Western and Third World members clash over jobs and perks.
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Unesco
Paris
U.S
Amadou Mahtar M’bow
M’bow
Thought For Today Quote From Mountbatten
An attributed remark by Lord Mountbatten warns that if World War III uses nuclear weapons the next war would revert to primitive weapons like bows and arrows. The quote references the scientist statesman era and timeless caution about escalation.
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Lord Mountbatten
Pay equity case prompts NOW protest and calls for campaign
Washington court ruling banning pay equity for female state workers sparks NOW leader Eleanor Smeal to denounce the decision as biased and vow to pursue Supreme Court appeal. She urges education and legal action while outlining a national Pay Equity Project and fundraising to fund ads.
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Washington
National Organization For Women’s
Eleanor Smeal
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
State of Washington
Supreme Court
Smeal
Threeman Court
National Press Club
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Reagan
Civil Rights Commission
Clarence Pendleton
Smeal Said
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Washington State
Shotgun wedding of medicine and nutrition cited by Paul Harvey
Karen Owens becomes a nutritional biochemist and registered dietitian who endorses vitamin E as an antioxidant to neutralize free radicals linked to aging. She cites studies and notes vitamin C aids vitamin E while warning the field remains evolving and life expectancy could rise to a century with quality of life gains.
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Karen Owens
Jonas Salk
A.L. Tappel
Transition from baseball to football casts anxiety over Washington
In a stark Washington column, the shift from baseball to football is described as a traumatic lurch that unsettles national mood, disturbs political discourse, and upsets dinner-table decorum as fans endure the annual sports transition.
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Washington
America
Washington fans embrace football over baseball and occult curiosities
A humorous column argues Washington's fixation on the Redskins disrupts politics and daily life, eclipses other sports, and even mocks the city’s interest in baseball and occult beliefs, linking football success to national mood. It notes Congress should pause before playoffs to avoid chaos.
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Ed Koch
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RFK
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Chicago
Miami
Dallas Cowboys
George Bush
Barbara Bush
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