Islam and Christianity poised to battle again
A potent, era-spanning critique contrasts Western liberalism with rising Islamic influence. The piece cites Bush, hostage crises, and global religious shifts, warning of a resurging Islam and the West's vulnerability. It cites demographic trends in Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, and the USSR, and recalls historical clashes from Tours to Vienna. It debates faith, politics, and cultural fate as the century turns.
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George Bush
Kennebunkport
Near East
U.S. Marine
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
Oval Office
Satan
Great Britain
France
Brussels
West Germany
Paul Marx
Berlin
U.S.S.R
Europe
Poland
Ireland
Malta
Hamburg
Marseilles
United States
Marx
Los Angeles
Islamic Renaissance Center
Phoenix
U.S
Monsignor
John Esser
Tours
Charles
the Hammer
J.S. Mill
Allah
Monsignor Essef
Muhammad
Africa
Asia
Middle East
James Burnham
Burnham
T.S. Eliot
Regional Bell monopoly should be barred from info services
Copley News Service argues Judge Harold Greene's order barring seven regional Bell companies from originating information services should be codified into law to preserve competition and prevent cross subsidization. The piece warns that allowing regionals to enter electronic publishing could give them a bottleneck monopoly, raise rates, and harm the U.S. information economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Harold Greene
Electronic Publishers
Greene
United States
America
Congress
Judge Greene
Superpowers Agree to Binding World Court Arbitration
U S and Soviet officials reach an agreement to accept binding arbitration by the World Court in disputes under seven treaties on drug trafficking hijacking and terrorism. The move marks a significant shift as Moscow shifts toward third party rulings. The U S also accepts World Court jurisdiction in Iran damages suit over the 1980 airliner downing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Serbia
Kosovo
Yugoslavia
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Soviet Union
Damascus
Hezbollah
Amal
Syria
Iran
Lebanon
John Paul II
Rome
Mujahedden
Afghanistan
Red Army
Japan
U.S
World Court
Kremlin
United Nations Security Council
China
France
Britain
Libya
Moscow
Persian Gulf
United States
Sacramento
Calif
Reagan’s Dixon Ties Debate Raises Home Town Fondness
The Dixon Telegraph excerpt questions Ronald Reagan’s ties to his birthplace Dixon Illinois noting he grew up there briefly and visited only four times in 13 years. Helen Thomas suggests his California life and retirement shaped a limited sense of hometown attachment while praising his honors and public service.
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Dixon
Helen Thomas
United Press International
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Ms. Thomas
California
Illinois
Reagan
Helen
Washington, D.C
Curbstone
Clark Kelly
Rock River
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Thomas
Carter
Plains
Johnson
Texas
Lowell Park
Kennedy
Gorbachev
Marion Morrissey
Winterset
Iowa
Dixon board eyes full Whiteside Vocation Center link
Ten years ago on August 23 1979 at least three Dixon School Board members sought full affiliation with the Whiteside Area Vocational Center. Ed Rock said training through the voc center could better prepare youths for local industry jobs with input echoed by Delight Pitman and Al Campbell after tours of the facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon School Board
Whiteside Area Vocational Center
Ed Rock
Dixon
Delight Pitman
al Campbell
Rock
Jim Lessner
Dogwood Hills
Osage Beach
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Dixon Telegraph
Alexis de Tocqueville
William E. Shaw
C. A. Maronich
Ken Brown
Coits
Sandy Burke
Brian Olmsted
Louise Brass
Lori Pagan
Patty Gluntz
Ellen Farias
Chip Marshall
Mark Sauer
Jerry Pauser
Jim Nelson
Ed Bushman
Boatman
Laura Butler
Deana Elizabeth Lovett
Diane Shehorn
Linda Ross
Kathy Grossman
Monroe
Bernadine Willstead
Rhonda Klavenga, Jane
Tracey L
Montgomery
Edwin E. Smith Jr
Kim Sorensen
Trina Rebly
Scott Brown
LeeAnn Horn
Chris Hage
Stephanie Heather
Thomas Mekeel
Gunars Kulikouskis
Richard Devine
Robert Dogwiler
Rosemary Flowers
Robert Gorman
John Jacobs
Dick Kibble
Joe Leadman
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Dave Johnson
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Jo Anne Mills
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