Salvation Army bell ringing clashes with mall image in Washington
A column argues that malls ban Salvation Army bell ringers to protect wealthier shoppers image while noting charity levels by income. It cites Barbara Bush giving, Giant Food leaders donating 100000, and rising volunteering, urging personal involvement alongside checks.
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Izzy Cohen
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Jack Waters
Christ
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Doug Bandow
The
Cato Institute
Crossway Books
Afghans Still Struggle for Relief Amid War’s Endgame
Ten years after the Soviet invasion Afghanistan faces stalemate as resistance fighters conduct hit and run strikes while Soviet aid sustains the Kabul regime. Winter hardship worsens hunger and poverty as Pakistan and Saudi Iran influence delay a political settlement.
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Kabul
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
United States
China
Mikhail Gorbachev
Red Army
Jalalabad
Afghan Resistance Movement
Najibullah
Soviet Union
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Saudi Arabia
Iran
U.S
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
New Architecture Aims to Link East and West Europe
Leaders urge patience and flexible cooperation to shape a new architecture for East West relations. Baker outlines objectives of stable reforms in Eastern Europe with major Western aid, gradual West German reunification, and sustained NATO and EC involvement. The path hinges on cautious steps in arms talks and responses to rising East German demand for unity.
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Wall
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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East Berlin
Bonn
Bush Administration
Sacramento
Calif
End of an era and hopeful years ahead
A reflective column on ending the eighties and welcoming the nineties. It ponders New Year celebrations, resolutions, and lists of the famous who are in or out, while recalling Decade events from Reagan to the fall of the Berlin Wall and personal milestones like becoming a parent. The piece ends with a wish for the persistence of memory and a fun jab at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Bruce Willis
al Pacino
Dan Rather
Peter Jennings
Reagan
Berlin Wall
Grand Detour to switch to electronic call system in 1980
December 26 1979 report: Central Telephone Company of Illinois will upgrade Grand Detour service starting January 5, 1980 with an electronic call switching system. All local calls must use seven digits, ending a prior practice of shorter dial.
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Central Telephone Company of Illinois
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