Biblical Tear Bottles and Glass in Ancient Egypt
The text notes tear bottles used by mourners in tombs likely were glass, reflecting the transition from skins of smaller animals to glass vessels. It cites biblical reference “put thou my tears into thy bottle” from Psalms to illustrate the concept.
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Egypt
Lessons From Falklands War On Sea, Air And Power
The piece argues that without a global police force a sovereign state must rely on its military to defend rights and territory. It frames Britain’s Falklands defense as lawful and necessary, notes diplomacy failed, and highlights sea power, air power, and missile threat as enduring lessons for modern warfare.
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Argentina
Great Britain
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Falklands
Britain
United Nations
Clausewitz
Buckley Panel Debates Social Security and Tax Policy
Four former Treasury secretaries and commentators debate budget reform aiming for a 1985 balanced plan. They note Social Security's aging burden, assess rising payroll taxes, and question whether proposed $60 billion in tax increases is driven by economics or politics. Peterson and Connally critique current benefits versus contributions amid evolving demographics.
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Messrs. MacNeil and
Lehrer
the Treasury
Commerce
Peter Peterson
Lehman Brothers
John Connally
Connally
Peterson
Martin Feldstein
Napoleon as Modern Tyrant in the Hair-Trigger Era
George F Will argues Napoleons life foreshadowed modern tyranny in a dual portrait by Correlli Barnett. He notes Napoleon as outsider to French design, a self made man who worshiped his creator, using mass manipulation and totalitarian instincts. The piece contrasts Napoleon with Hitler and Stalin, citing roads, artillery, conscription, and cultural meddling while highlighting Beethoven and the epochal collision of Europe.
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Napoleon
Europe
Disraeli
Louis XVI
Hitler
Stalin
England
Saint Helena
Martinet
Alexander
Asia
Jupiter
East
Correlli Barnett
Alps
Hannibal
France
Paris
Leipzig
Barnett
Byron
Descartes
Cairo
Beethoven
ChicagoFest costs and motives spur a festival critique
Paul Harvey argues that Chicago’s City Hall uses festivals to pacify restless residents, detailing budgets for LOOP ALIVE and Taste of Chicago among others. He questions funding sources, city cash flow traces, and potential ties to political fundraising while noting a hypothetical mayoral race shift.
Webster Defends Abscam as FBI Confirms Method Flaws
FBI chief Webster says ABSCAM was planned and controlled while his critics call it sloppy and out of control. The review highlights repeated misstatements, secret videotaping without timely approval, altered or falsified transcripts, and assurances to officials that they would not need to perform acts they were paid to discuss.
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Abscam
FBI
William Webster
Jack Mitchell
Indy Badhwar
Mel Weinberg
Joseph Silvestri
Webster
Weinberg
Justice Department
Silvestri
Larry Pressler
R-S.d
William J. Hughes
D-N.j
Congress
Harrison Williams
Tony Amoroso
Thomas Puccio
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