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...THINK anyone in their right mind believes that there is a massive hunger problem" in America, says George C. Graham, professor of international health and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University and the only doctor on Ronald Reagan's Task Force on Food Assistance...
Graham, in an Associated Press story of December 29, 1983, went on to insist that, contrary to popular belief, Black children are "probably the best nourished group in the United States." The pediatrician cited as evidence the achievements of Black athletes. Malnutrition exists in certain areas, he said, but hunger among children "is not a national problem...
...pure equ ililibrium of strength, in the choir of pacifism which proclaims that only peace counts, all else is relative... a Pope has the courage to utter the ancient word-the responsibility for each evil rests in man as a sinner. There will be no escape from wars, from hunger, from misery, from racial discrimination, from denial of human rights, and not even from missiles, if our hearts are not changed." Said Italian Writer Carlo Bo: "The Pope intends to say, If we really want peace, we must make the first step, we must forget offenses and offer the bread...
February 14--President Reagan goes on national television with a holiday message. After wishing all Americans a Happy Valentine's Day, the President adds that "if people wasted less money giving each other paper ruffles and expensive candy, this hunger business probably wouldn't be so pressing...
...common members of Homo sapiens, perhaps we can also find a way to put our heads together to address some of the urgent problems to be faced in the coming decades by the entire human race in such fields as energy, the environment, the population explosion and world hunger. Little by little such common necessities may lay a restraining hand upon the forces that would move us toward violent conflict...