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?opinion? Brezhnev's de may change p With the death of Soviet Brezhnev, President Reagan 1 redirect U.S. foreign policy to < that have be?jn building betwe< tries. Neither country can afford tt buildup each is undergoing. T1 buildup is huge, both literally The drain on the economy is c: J 1.1 t _ J l main uii nit; peupie s inoraie cai Chances of war increase in p state of unrest. An old theory si unite a country as a crisis do have been built around the the Union threatening to go to ws poor economic condition. Reagan should start working Union to reduce nuclear ar competing with the Soviets to s thp larapst nuplpflr ^rspnnl Reagan missed his first chai process when he decided to sen George Bush and Secretary Shultz to Brezhnev's funeral, had a good excuse for not trave Union (Prime Minister Mei visit), he should have arrange< he could attend the funeral. Reagan had taken a positr better relations with the Sovie allies by lifting Soviet natural g But more steps are needed to spiral of rhetoric between the t the increased emphasis on wea peace. The Soviet Union and t have, in a classic sense, a vie TTnifoH Cfofiio VJ iii i>V/U uta^^o pticcivca OV/VIC threat to its well-being, so m< added to the U.S. defense systen The Soviet Union sees an increase as another attempt to over the Soviet Union and. to < munist government. In respons the Soviet Union redoubles weai The United States then sees tf as further proof of Communist; the world so....this pattern { without an end in sight. i ne new party leader of the S Andropov, said last week that could not go begging capitalist peace, and the only way to prot to strengthen the military. The words are hauntingly sin if the phrase capitalist imperial to communists. Both sides are 2 thines. Reagan and Andropov mus caricatures of the 1950s. Notl unless one side makes the firs move must be made by Re; system is too rigid to allow a n Andropov to make a bold c Reagan has the freedom and i ? - ' me initiative. Reagan has missed one ch dropov. He must not miss anc described as the closet libera will certainly stay in the closet make any peaceful gestures to ? Gctmeco Editor-in Chief Richard Meyers Copy Desk Chief David DeWitt Opinion Asst. Copy Desk Chief. . Kay Bender Wire E< I News Editor John Braun Photo E Asst. News Ed.. . Richard Culkertson' Asst. P! Asst. News Editor. .. Forrest Brown General Ent. Editor John Vaughan Advises Asst. Ent. Editor Chris Handal Ad Man Sports Editor Johnny Boggs Busines Asst. Sports Editor.. Dennis Switzer Product I Newsroom 717-7181 Adverti. 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Many novels /> vjl|i me of the Soviet ^ >s ir because of its I with the Soviet ms rather than ee who can build ^ nee to begin this d Vice President _ of State George THeBuotfBUT^ inougn tteagan UHa/c ling to the Soviet ?J I lachem Begin's ^ _ i his schedule so Cf i R fflo I ye step towards t Union and our In ^ of recel as line sanctions, against Reaganomi end the constant fact that those wh WO countries and demonstrations mi " me a capitalist, I wc pons a? a way to an(j explain my si ne united states Heagan, and spe lious circle. The economic policies, it weapons as a The basis of Reaj 3re weapons are every facet of socit American arms that the govemme gain superiority to "promote the g< destroy its Com- not the same as ? f ? t T q i_ Human ambition e to U.S. growth, motjve arc strong )Onry efforts. drive any econon lis arms increase human compassion aims to dominate force to drive mc *oes on and on system. Past (and * lesser extent) I . . . __ . policies have stifle* OViet Union, Yuri regulation and 1 the Soviet Union trampled over th< t imperialists for necessary and inl ect the country is S0Sif1 progra"ls/ J The current state ? 4 ? , considering past inj lllar to Reagan S, rates, remarkab list were changed ployment rate is rii if raid of the same taken with a grain I avciagc liiLUiiic ui . , .. ... unemployed memb t stop acting like surely higher now. ling will improve the yelpin< t move. That first companied the mo agan. The Soviet spending come ew leader such as discovering that tY ihange in policy. entsuPPhed eas n Ji l fr?m some trying flexibility to take their own political programs are not ance to meet An- Christian governm ith^r AnHrnnmr io resDonsibilitv for FVA1VJL XillUi VUV/V AO / * 1. That liberalism But past P01 t if Reagan fails to A A _ the Soviet Union. IVI3r9il -b Editor: \xW\ ?. 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Editor, Gamccock, Drawer . and COlirteOUS | national service College Press Service' lit expresse the points of r< it demonstrations That governr cs, and despite the promote idlen o organized these Making the \y derisively call government f >uld like to express no way to he] i * r> l-i ^ ippon ior ivonaiu money toward cifically for his not hurt thos does help the ?an's political and taxes and inf. s that the federal the needy), does not belong in heartlessness ;ty. It is the belief phanage, and nt's responsibility that mean yo ;neral welfare" is two amounts to PROVIDE it. for education, and the profit ?nri snHni enough forces to 1981 and 1982, lie system, and 0f dollars. As is a strong enough the people (co >st of any social word, too) d present, but to a survive. J.S. government Also, much d the former with fact that defe high taxes and increased at ; latter with un- spending has hprpntlv ?1 uiai our < deteriorated \ of the economy is, have expand flation and interest money spenl le. The unem- contribute to 1 sing, but should be witnessed bj Df salt : in 1981, the neither a i a family with an significant c er was $19,000. It is does have dc high interest i 3 that has ac- THE COI dest cuts in social criticisms of 1 is from some be that his pol leir life of govern- expense of I e may end, and reflect, I thin] to use the cuts to of wealth a advantage. Social produce it. H< right or wrong. A issues that sc ent does have some this diabolica un ii ti _ -1 no ciliz.cii? wen- it is aiwa icies had gone past which are cul atha lecture irned from the "No One Here Gets i rock'n'roll sponsored by the Mr.rar For the most part, the show was a ;uvcit> auuwuig suuiiuu symoois,* 1 satanic messages, and inflammi ent rock 'n' roll stars. rated the show with a constant strea self-justifying logic. However, this I exDected. and mv auarrel is not wit of the show, but with a few tast er made about the late John Lennon. lg remarks insinuating that Lennor leserved, the speaker read the fai ing that the Beatles were more poj s fraternity pr free escort Thursday f lank APO for its fast service. APO, a to transpoi fraternity, provides campus bui wmmmmammmmmmmmmamBmmmmmmm *v"+<WW??w>>' l?U>tW?.HU>W> s support fo eason and effectiveness% true, but lent welf- re programs programs ess is not just theory. These pe poor dependent on the Reagan t rom cradle to grave is State, loci Ip them. Providing less will pract i social programs does few years Q tifViA rAnlltr ^ nuv &^au^ ucuu aiu, U1C UUJcvl i entire citizenry (high Iation created many of After c< and does not imply percentag . If I give $31 to an or- different you only give $28, does assume t u hate orphans? These claim the; are the federal outlays heart, ar< , training, employment, own subs rvices for fiscal years stead obji respectively, in billions tax break for cuts in the arts, let is "giving nservatives can use that of taking ecide which programs dollar, y< n .1 simpiy pi has been made of the or poor, v use spending has been savemor the same time social reward g< been cut. My reply is armed forces have Reagar vhile the Soviet Union's when con led, and that defense policies. ! : elsewhere does not an econ< he economy's health, as forces ar f Canada, which has and wh< wiclear force nor a deter m in onventional force, but governmi >uble-digit inflation and taxes. M( rates. influence INERSTONE of the other fou ftonald Reagan seems to 250 year licies help the rich at the true plac the poor. Such beliefs k, a deep-seated distrust Wil I i ind the qualities that poverishi wever, let us look at the itself ?Or ime say are evidence of enrich it 1 impartiality. ys the poor's programs t," they cry. Well, this is draws sharp uitiii tiesus. uiancing aisappro , out speaker uttered this little jewel latha "l've got a feeling that those wc slide Lennon's lips by now." Later h tapes 8<>ne now> but Jesus is still aroui atory * found it shocking to see such someone's violent death. I wou me how this nttifurio ? ?- .< ?-MW MWIVWVIV 1IVO 111 V im of another wise man who met a vi was was somehow attackinghisbelic h the the other cheek?" Or at least a eless lucid manner? Personally, I fo sadistic, self-righteous, mindl< i had that this man or the Marai mous an explanation, an apology, or b pnlar ovides free, sz service Monday through APO h rom 1 p.m. until midnight safely to \ Again, rt students to and from wonderfu ldings. w> r Reaqan ; how many government for the rich do you know of? rsons also claim that the ax cut gives to the rich, al and social security taxes ically negate the tax cut in a >, but the important issue is ions to it. snsidering the tax cut as a ;e of previous taxes, for incomes, one can only Jiat these detractors, who y have the poor's interests at 3 totally ignoring the poor's tantial tax cut and are inecting that the rich get any at all. Please explain how it ("to someone when, instead 70 percent of his last earned - 1 - 1 t.l Art i JU uiiiy urne o*J percent. lit, why should anyone, rich vork harder, invest more, or e, when a great portion of his >es to the government? lomics is an aberration only lpared to recent government Its goal is a society, not just >my, where the prevalent e human, not governmental, ire a person's future is ed by himself, not by ent aid, regulations and >ntesquieu, who was a strong on John Adams and the mding fathers, wrote nearly s ago about government's e in society: the state begin by iming the subjects to enrich will it wait for the subjects to by their own prosperity? William Rambo International studisa junior i criticism vingly around the room, the of modern Christian thought: ?rds have been burned off Mr. ie said, "Well, Mr. Lennon is nd." a fine Christian gloating over Id like someone to explain to rith the teachings of Christ, olent death. If he felt Lennon ifs, shouldn't he have "turned nswered in an intelligent and Und both thp snpflkpr nnri his ~jt jss remark repulsive, and I natha Center owes the public oth. David M. Guest Anthropology ami English junior rfe escort as never failed to take me my destination. thanks, APO, for your il service. Hoiiins Journalism ssnior