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...Kuwait, though, has not always been able to buy its way into the American market.Its 1980 attempt to purchase a 15% interest in the Getty Oil Co., the 15th largest American oil firm, fell through when the executors of the estate of the late J. Paul Getty blocked the accord...
...glimpse of the Indian in his native habitat. The art critics, who tended to take their standards from Europe, were at best condescending-the lowly Indian and his customs were not after all fit subjects for the historical-mythological aesthetic of the times, nor did Catlin's style accord with a taste that was bemused by the misty-moist romanticism of the Hudson River school. Moreover, Catlin probably did his artistic reputation no good by organizing his "Indian Exhibition" into a traveling show, featuring himself as chief lecturer and including wigwams, authentic headdresses, costumes and even a few scalps...
...Egypt had finally agreed on the multinational force that will police the Sinai after the final Israeli withdrawal next year. About half of the 2,500-man unit will be American, with the remainder coming from Australia, Canada, Ecuador and other countries. At least the basic Camp David peace accord was still intact, even if the Israeli-Egyptian normalization process had lost some momentum...
Some diplomatic observers wondered about the timing of the arms-sale decision, which was made with seeming haste at a National Security Council meeting shortly before Haig flew off to Peking. At the moment, the Soviets are intensely concerned about liberalizing trends in Poland. A new U.S.China accord might well increase Moscow's sense of isolation and lead the Kremlin leaders to conclude that nothing would be lost by cracking down on the Poles. U.S. officials insist that the arms-sale offer was merely a natural step in improving relations with Peking. They contend that the U.S. has retained...
...among U.S. intelligence experts), the Tammuz raid endangered American credibility with moderate Arab regimes, which still see a U.S. hand behind any Israeli military adventure. The attack rendered far more difficult the simultaneous Reagan Administration bid to support Israel, cultivate Arab friendships and further the 1978 Camp David peace accord. The assault also imperiled the Lebanese peacemaking mission of U.S. Envoy Philip Habib, who returned to the Middle East last week after a 12-day absence. Habib had seemed close to working out an agreement among Israelis, Lebanese and Syrians that would cool the missile crisis in Lebanon. Indeed...