Dark Ages or Modern Barbary? Pope’s Assassination Framed
The piece argues that today’s violence rivals the Dark Ages, contrasting Attila the Hun and Nero with modern fanatics. It recalls Pope John Paul II’s assassination attempt, Rome’s peril, and the idea that barbarism now wears a veneer of civilized modernity.
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Ridgefield, Conn
Jericho
Jerusalem
Attila the Hun
Rome
Holy Roman Empire
Leo the Great
Mincio
Leo
Alaric
Attila
Danube
Karol Wojtyla
St. Peter’s Square
Nero
Caligula
Soviet SS-20 deployment shifts aim toward Europe
Washington reports the Pentagon says the Soviet Union plans to widen its use of intermediate range missiles toward Europe, increasing the warhead balance with NATO. Officials note pace of deployment has risen and current estimates show about 250 SS-20 launchers in place, with many already aimed at China.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Europe
Pentagon
Western
NATO
U.S
Defense
Harold Brown
China
Reagan Proposes US Social Security Benefit Reductions
The Reagan administration proposes sweeping Social Security cuts totaling 53 billion dollars over five years, reducing benefits by about 22.3 percent over 75 years. Old age benefits for those retiring at 65 would shrink by 10 percent, with stricter disability eligibility and penalties for retirement at 62. NATO cautions note a growing missile gap versus the Soviet Union, with SS-20s and Pershing II deployment in Europe affecting future strategic calculations as Haig and Gromyko prepare for talks in Brussels.
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Washington
Reagan
Com
Reagan plan eyed to trim Social Security payments
The cuts would reduce old age disability and survivors benefits by nearly 24 billion dollars annually. The administration argues changes are needed to avert a near term depleting old age fund and a worse fiscal crisis 40 years ahead. Deputy Commissioner Myers said the cuts plus earlier proposals would save more than double Social Security's long term 75 year deficit.
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Robert J. Myers
Reagan
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Taylor Garden City
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Gillette
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