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Reagan critics blast Graham Soviet peace ploy as harmful
The piece accuses Dr. Billy Graham of lending legitimacy to a Soviet backed world peace conference aimed at weakening Western defenses. It portrays Moscow’s disarmament push as duplicitous and notes harsh Soviet religious repression while alleging Afghanistan bears the cost of Moscow’s gas deal.
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Reagan
Billy Graham
Soviet Union
Graham
Dr. Graham
Conference of Religious Workers
World Peace Council
Kremlin
Gulag
Afghanistan
Moscow
Western
Europe
Red Army
Buckley on Middle East policy and Israeli relations
William F Buckley argues that Israel remains a U S ally despite provocations by the PLO and neighboring states. He cites Reagan's Europe trip, Israeli timing, and growing Palestinian anti American sentiment backed by the Soviet Union. He warns of future risks in Lebanon and urges a tougher U S stance and a campaign to clarify differences between the United States and Soviet Union to Palestinians.
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Middle East
Reagan
Europe
Israel
United States
U.S
State Department
Washington
Palestine Liberation Organization
Begin
PLO
Time Magazine
Tel Aviv
West Bank
Soviet Union
Lebanon
Camp David
Gaza
Arafat
Habash
Social Security faces looming bankruptcy and higher taxes
Washington remarks warn that Social Security, the largest federal outlay, is careening toward bankruptcy as benefits rise faster than wages. With deficits of $1 million hourly and a projected $9 billion shortfall in 1982, experts call for tax hikes and cost controls to avert disaster.
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Congress
Insurance policy denial sparks outcry over unprompted murder case
In Muncie Indiana Kino Lewis a 21 year old was shot by an 18 year old while walking home after snow blocked sidewalks. His grandmother Daisy Cook held a 1500 policy with Commonwealth Life and received 80 cents after claim denial citing an exclusion for self or other inflicted injuries. Authorities note no premeditation. FTC had flagged such policies as high cost for low benefit.
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Washington
Kino T. Lewis
Muncie
Ind
Kino Lewis
Lewis
Kino
Daisy Cook
Commonwealth Life Insurance Co
Louisville
Commonwealth Life
W.J. Kearney
Tony Capaccio
National Insurance Consumer Organization
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
State Department
Lebanon
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
New York
New Jersey
Michigan
California
Congress
Capitol Hill
Tom Tauke
R-Iowa
Austin Murphy
D-Pa
Elliot Levitas
Kirkpatrick Says U N Performance Mirrors Amateurism And Policy Gaps
Jeane Kirkpatrick argues the United States mishandles United Nations diplomacy, treats the body as a political forum, and fails to align actions with national interests. She notes rapid turnover in Washington and cites Britain and France as more effective in steering UN votes, with Falklands lessons.
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Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
United Nations
Alexander Haig
Falklands
Latin America
East River
International Organizations
State Department
United States
France
Britain
U.N
Senator Soaper Sees Risque Tale Provoking Uneasy Crowd
The senator notes that sharing a risqué story in mixed company feels unsettling, remarking it would be awkward to tell such a tale oneself. He emphasizes the discomfort of crossing social boundaries during informal discussions.
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Joh bin Ein
Berliner
William F. Buckley
Russia
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M. Stanton Evans
Senate Budget Committee
Tip O'Neill and Co
America
Donald F. Graff
Soaper
By Jeff MacNelly