OPEC to Meet in December Prices Uncertain Amid Cuts
The Gazette notes OPEC's December talks may lift benchmark from 30 to 32 dollars per barrel amid Saudi plans to restore price harmony. Output shifts since the Iranian revolution and Iraq's resumed shipments dampen a market already glutted, with potential cuts to 8.5 million BPD.
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U S Cuts Military Aid Over El Salvador Killings
The United States stops $25 million in aid to El Salvador after the deaths of four Americans including three nuns and a lay missionary. The move targets military credits linked to security forces blamed for civilian violence amid a creeping rightward shift in the Salvadoran government and rising civil war fears.
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Arturo Rivera Y Damas
San Salvador
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
Adolfo Majano
Carter
el Salvador
Majano
Jose Morales Ehrlich
Organization of American States
Church priorities under attack by secular humanists
A Washington opinion piece argues secular humanists led by Dr. Paul Kurtz publish a declaration that religion opposes democracy and science. The author contends religion and evangelical figures uphold democratic rights and criticizes humanists for excluding believers from moral decisions. The piece asserts religion will endure this challenge.
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Washington
Paul Kurtz
State University of New York At Buffalo
Letters to The Gazette on Devere Hirt Outlooks column
Readers contest Hirt’s biblical interpretation using Genesis Romans Exodus and Luke. They argue God’s exclusivity and authority, faith in Christ, and the reality of heaven and hell, citing Romans 10 17 Hebrews 11 16 and Romans 3 10 18 to defend salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Road hunters and landowner rights in pheasant season
A letter condemns road hunters who stop their cars to chase pheasants on land without permission. It argues trespassing harms hunting’s reputation and urges landowners to respond, noting most Iowa hunters seek permission and respect property rights.
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Iowa
Reagan deserves a long honeymoon to set his Cabinet
James Reston argues Reagan should be given time to choose a Cabinet and White House staff without pressure from advisers and critics. He notes the difficulty of balancing experienced executives with political scrutiny and the need for space to develop his conservative philosophy at home and abroad.
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Treasury
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Shultz
France
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Bechtel Co
Potomac
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