Pope John Paul II's stance on change and women sparks critique
An opinion piece contrasts the pope's liberal views on global justice with his rigid stance on Catholic Church reforms. It cites his Netherlands visit and a joke about Last Supper women to argue the church resists change for women priests while promoting broader social change.
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John Paul II
Pope Pius XII
John XXIII
South Africa
Catholic Church
Netherlands
World Court
United Nations
Ronald Reagan
House Budget Committee Advances 1986 Budget Plan
The House Budget Committee approved a 1986 budget of 967.3 billion dollars, preserving Social Security increases while slashing military buildup. The 21-12 vote to send the plan to the full House included one Republican, with bipartisan talks failing over military spending. The package aims to reduce the three year deficit by about 259 billion dollars, though Senate leaders argue it falls short of the Senate plan.
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Washington
House Budget Committee
Reagan
House
Senate
Robert Dole
Kansas
Dole
Soviet Union launches crackdown on alcoholism measures
Tass reports a three year plan to curb drinking with a raised age to 21, delayed liquor sales, and phased vodka cutbacks starting in 1986. Violations in public and drunk driving face fines up to 100 rubles and license loss. fruit-based drinks banned by 1988.
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Washington Post
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Central Committee
Communist Party
Politburo
Mikhail Gorbachev
First Clergy Malpractice Suit Dismissed in U.S. History
In Glendale California a judge dismissed the first nationwide clergy malpractice suit in midtrial ruling that state efforts to set pastoral counseling standards would breach church state separation. Walter Nally and his wife sued Grace Community Church of the Valley over their son Kenneth’s 1979 death, alleging incompetent counseling and guilt by sin. The church leader Reverend John MacArthur said the dismissal reflects truth being manifested.
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Los Angeles Times
Glendale
Calif
Los Angeles County
Joseph R. Kaln
Separation of Church and State
Kalin
Walter Nally
Tujunga
Maria
Grace Community Church of
Nallys
Los Angeles
Kenneth
John MacArthur
MacArthur
Senate backs expanded Superfund amid Reagan opposition
Senate Finance Committee approved a revamped Superfund program funded by a .08 percent tax on gross receipts of manufacturers over 5 million dollars in sales. The plan hikes spending to 7.5 billion over five years starting October 1 after a 16 to 1 party line vote. A separate Los Angeles grand jury indicted Richard Smyth, Milco International owner, on 30 counts for illegally exporting 800 timing devices to Israel used for nuclear triggers, carrying potential penalties up to 2 years and 100 thousand dollars per export plus five years and ten thousand dollars per false statement.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Los Angeles
Richard Smyth
Israel
Smyth
Milco International Inc
Huntington Beach
Calif
Manslaughter Plea in Kidnapping Shooting Case
Leon Gary Planche of Baton Rouge pleaded no contest to a reduced manslaughter charge over the televised killing of his son’s kidnapper Jeffrey Paul Doucet. He had faced second degree murder before the plea agreement with prosecutors.
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Baton Rouge
Leon Gary Planche
Jeffrey Paul Doucet
Belgians Greet Pope on Europe Tour Arrival
Tens of thousands of cheering Belgians welcomed Pope John Paul II as his six day Belgium visit began after arriving from Luxembourg. Earlier in the day he urged Catholics to shun divorce and reaffirmed the church’s celibacy rule for priests.
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Brussels
Belgium
John Paul II
Luxembourg
John Paul
Soviet Airliner Disappears Over Sea of Japan
A Soviet Aeroflot airliner vanished Thursday from radar somewhere between the Soviet coast and Sakhalin Island near Hokkaido. Tokyo reports the disappearance over the Sea of Japan with officials investigating the missing aeroplane.
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Tokyo
Sea of Japan
Soviet Union
Sakhalin Island
Hokkaido
Japan
Afghan rebels unite seven factions to form Itehad I Islami Mujahedeen Afghanistan
Seven Afghan resistance groups announce a united alliance to defeat Soviet forces in Afghanistan. They seek UN recognition and international representation and plan a joint military command under a rotating chairmanship chosen by guerrilla leaders.
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Peshawar
Pakistan
Afghanistan
United Nations
Itehad-I-Islami Mujahedeen Afghan
Istan
Procter and Gamble sues four over Satanism rumors
Procter and Gamble filed lawsuits against four individuals in three states accusing them of spreading false statements linking the company to Satanism. The actions come as P G fights Satan rumor campaigns that have persisted since 1982 and involve its moon and stars trademark.
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Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble Co
Procter & Gamble
P&g
James H. Johnson
Madison Heights
Mary
Clem Folcjewski
Dunmore
George Embers
Wichita
Kan
Church of Satan
Johnson
W. Wallace Abbott
The Gazette Company Contact and Subscription Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists established 1883 by The Gazette Company. It provides daily and Sunday editions at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406 with subscription options including carrier weekly rates and mail plans, noting no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
P.O. Box
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