Unanswered Budget Debate Over Soviet Spending
Editorial argues Secretary Weinberger defers U S budget decisions to the Kremlin and contrasts CIA and DFI estimates of Soviet defense spending. It questions whether defense spending is driven by policy, not facts, and urges focus on outcomes over billions.
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Caspar Weinberger
Kremlin
Soviet Union
CIA
Robert Gates
Defense Intelligence Agency
DFI
Weinberger
Three Aspects of Meekness by Dolores Hope
Salvation Army Captain M Dennis Brown spoke at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Lenten noon about meekness as a balance between extremes. He defined meekness through anger, self-control and humility, citing William Booth and biblical figures to show strength in restraint and service.
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Salvation Army
M. Dennis Brown
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Christ
Brown
William Booth
London
The
Capt. Brown
Jesus
Moses
God
Dem votes lift MX missile push amid arms race tone
Reagan touts the Peacekeeper, yet Democrats backed a larger MX program. Ten senators including Byrd and Gore voted for it, while eight Republicans resisted, signaling a partisan hinge in the House fight ahead. Critics warn the missile inflames the arms race and diverts funds from urgent human needs.
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Reagan
Senate
Bentsen
Andrews
North Dakota
Pressler
South Dakota
Durenberger
Minnesota
Grassley
Iowa
Kassebaum
Kansas
Stafford
Vermont
Weicker
Connecticut
Hatfield
Oregon
House
U. S. Catholic Conference
James Malone
New York
John O'Connor
Navy
Comparable worth jocks and docs in a free market debate
James Kilpatrick surveys salaries from celebrities to Atlanta Braves and doctors to show how wages reflect market forces. He cites figures for Clint Eastwood Sally Field Tom Selleck and others, contrasts with AMA data, and argues against government fixing wages citing and warning that comparable worth undermines a free society.
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Washington
People Magazine
Atlanta
the Constitution
the Post
Clint Eastwood
Sally Field
Tom Selleck
Magnum, P.I
Geraldine Ferraro
Gavin MacLeod
Bill Cosby
Brent Musburger
Bryant Gumbel
Diane
Sawyer
Alex
Stroh
Braves
Dale Murphy
Bob Horner
Bruce Sutter
Falcons
William Andrews
Hawks
Rollins
American Medical Association
Pubilius Syrus
Lois DeBakey
Houston
Michael Jackson
Prince
DeBakey
Ray Marshall
Jimmy Carter
Adam Smith
Lawn Anarchy Micropiece by Andy Rooney Satirizes Grass
Andy Rooney riffs on lawns and wasteful feeding of grass while contrasting global hunger. He mocks lawn culture, predicts onion grass and dandelions, and jokes about paying others to feed the lawn. He celebrates not cutting grass and imagines faith and legal appeals over mowing. The piece ends with a vivid image of brown mass turning green.
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Red Cross
Far East
America
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