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Meanwhile, Rome's police headquarters said two--not three--bullets are believed to have been fired by the accused Turkish gunman, wounding the pope and two American pilgrims who were in St. Peter's Square. No major leads were reported in the investigation of whether the shooting was a conspiracy. Some newspapers, quoting unnamed sources, hinted at a second gunman, but police publicly denied this...
...about the same time in 1977. But Reagan is only working half-days in the Oval Office. Perhaps as a result, the Administration's foreign policy is still in some disarray. Even before a politically weakened Alexander Haig flew off to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Rome, aides of the Secretary of State were trying to counter the impression that by its strong pro-Israel stance the Administration had given the Israelis the green light to attack Syrian positions in the danger-laden war in Lebanon...
...cold, and the "patriotic" Chinese bishops may decide to snub the Pontiff and reject the Vatican's overtures. Even if the status of existing bishops is worked out, the Communist rulers of China may not allow future bishops to be appointed by a Pope in far-off Rome...
When it comes to smooth efficiency, neither Rome under Mussolini nor Richard Daley's Chicago could outshine modern day Dallas. Potholes are filled within three days; a clogged sewer is usually cleared within 40 minutes; streets, sidewalks, bridges and water and sanitation systems are kept in superb condition. Indeed, the Urban Institute in Washington proclaims that Dallas' management of its public facilities could stand as a model for large cities all over...
...from the very beginning. In a speech in Bonn, he argued that the Soviets had taken advantage of détente to boost their own defenses, adding that "if the movement from cold war to detente is progress, then let me say we cannot afford much more progress." In Rome he denounced the "prison wall" that separates East and West Germany as the "great monument to Soviet imperialism," and noted that it had been "reinforced at great expense during the last few years, when people in the West thought we had a period of detente." The crudity of the message...