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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:
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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
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end the constant fact that those wh
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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
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the Soviet Union. IVI3r9il
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?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
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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 ?
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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