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One single man has, during the past week, giVeri the world
first real hope for lasting peace in many years. tylikhailOorbaeheir,
the present leader of the SOiet Republic, addressed. theAtnited
Nations- in New York and voluntarily promised .to reduce the
Soviet's armed forces by 400,000 men and sharply cut •the
number of tanks and artilletyWeapons. • -
Many westerners, 'particularly Americans,' are doubtful that the
Soviet promises were made in good faith. They are waiting -for the
"catch" behind those words. Obviously, scepticS-haveleasOn to
be cautious. After all, the Soviets swallowed most of eastern
Europe following World War 11 and ever since that time the Major
portion of their economy has been devoted to the greatest arms
build-up' the world has ever seen.
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Gorbachev is the first modern, university -educated leader the
Soviets have known since their revolution 70 years ago. Ha. is a
realist. He knows that his nation is far behind the western world in
its general economy. He recognizes that his people are far from
content and is willing to -employ much the same methods as those
'-whiohllave provided the ,"good life" in western Europe and the,
United 'States.
His,new course of action is not without its danger& The. Baltic
states are now demanding pOliticalfreecloni4nd dreadful riots have,
brought bloodshed in Soviet Armenia, No doubt his tritiat-And
eflemie atthe highestleefttheDef goiemmen miiithe do-
ing everything they can .t0 replace him as supreme leader. At least
it must be said, he is kinakotpourage.
Most people on this side of the world have ,beert praying -far
Ovate. We dare -not bury our heads in the but us
• a-C-6-egit the possibility that at fang last -there Mary'he-a reakinable--
chance that our prayers are about to be answered: - "‘
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Ben, our brother
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(By John Congrain in The Presbyterian Record)
The day after Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal, Tom
Gemmell spoke of these events during chapel here at 50 Wyrifetd.
"We are into the season of winners and losers," Ton. Said, "and
winning is eVerything. Heroes are cut down to size, in shame It is
easy to be angry, more difficult to be sad. The media needed.0
hero and they created Ben. The nation neededaiiiinnor and so we
idolized Ben and put terrific pressure on him. ,How quickly our cOr-
porate glory has become one, person's shame disgrace and
ostracism. Now for Ben, the true test —can he hold onto dignity,
hope, humanity?
And, we might add, the true test for us as well. wnatever else
these events may say to us, they are a reminder that in shale, as
well as in glory our brother is still our brother. _
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tually unknown, can scarce* imagine the hOtror, suffering andPulted*--
devastation now being enduredlit Antepia On the very day that -
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev W 4t0e-4 -111 krtfiria to- *4040;
hope before the United Nations general assemblyhe Iearned that a j»
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tremendous earthquake had occurred in'the SoltilheM: 0,1# the it
Accurate figures are stiltit0t available, but it is. believed't as
many as 80,000 Armenians have died in th� itiins.nf. thAir hnrna bidi'
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