Madness and Terror Compare Reagan and Pope John Paul II
The Gazette frames the Reagan and Pope John Paul II shootings as two distinct forms of madness. It argues Reagan’s attack was a deranged personal act, while the papal shooting was political terrorism tied to extremist allegiance. Both reveal a common danger: widespread access to weapons and the unsettling question of who may be targeted next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
John Paul II
United States
Italy
Western
Europe
Pope Paul
Mehmet Ali Agca
Agca
Will Environment Survive Watt’s Offshore Leasing Drive
Secretary James Watt visits Washington and signals plans to lease 1 billion offshore acres and renew onshore Alaskan drilling triggering concern from environmental groups. Critics warn of reduced parkland protections and EPA pushback under Anne Gorsuch. A Cabinet council coordinates policies, risking conflict between development and conservation.
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James Watt
Washington
Secret Service
Public Lands
Watt
Environmental Protection Agency
Anne Gorsuch
Colorado
Gorsuch
Mountain States Legal Foundation
EPA
Congress
Davis Bacon Wage Relic Presses for Reform on Capitol Hill
Chicago Housing Authority commissioner Renault A. Robinson testified on Capitol Hill about the Davis Bacon Act of 1931 and its inflated costs to taxpayers. The act sets prevailing union wages for federal contracts, often higher than local rates, raising construction costs and federal fiscal outlays. Critics including Common Cause and major newspapers urge repeal, arguing the law harms efficiency while labor groups defend it as protecting workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Renault A. Robinson
Chicago Housing Authority
Capitol Hill
Chicago
Davis-Bacon
Department of Labor
Hagerstown
Mr. Robinson
Robinson
Senate
Organized Labor
Robert A. Georgine
Building and Construction Trades Department
Afl-Cio
Social Security reforms aim to revive a fragile system
The piece traces Social Security’s origins as a modest temporary insurance program and argues that aging demographics and past expansions have left it financially fragile. It notes proposed reforms under Reagan and Congress to curb COLAs, raise eligibility barriers, and recalibrate benefits, viewing these steps as an overdue bid to prevent insolvency and preserve a program Americans now treat as a universal pension.
Off the Menu Dilemma Delights and Prices Escalate
A diner and companion endure a long critique of restaurant price gouging and extravagant off the menu specials. The piece mocks high costs from $2.50 salads to $20 lobster claws and lists bizarre items described by waiters while a manager chides a customer for asking prices. Dolly reacts in tears as a confrontation unfolds.
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Dolly
Lippo Lippi
Charlotte
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John Donnelly
John Robertson
Art Heusinkveld
the Gazette
Cosa Nostra
The
Great Outdoors
Sierra Club
Natural Resources Defense Council
D Press Syndicate
Georgine
Common Cause
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
General Accounting’ Office
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Sens
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Don Nickles
Oklahoma
James J. Kilpatrick
Don Graff
Gran
New York
New England
Nero
Nero Baby
Cheapskate
Charlie
Madame Pompadour
Samoa
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