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...eight years of reporting on Arab-Israeli diplomacy and violence since the 1967 war, newsmen have become alert to the subtle nuances of Middle East peacemaking. While it was no secret that a new Sinai accord was in the air, TIME correspondents in Washington, Jerusalem and Cairo saw unofficial signs that the talks had reached a critical stage well before any word that Henry Kissinger might be resuming his shuttle diplomacy. "When the two sides - and their American intermediaries - are at odds," explains State Department Correspondent Strobe Talbott, "then official sources are more likely to let information out to tell...
...cool, clear air of the Colorado mountains. Gerald Ford golfed, swam, dined with old friends and danced cheek-to-cheek with his wife in a Vail nightclub. He was briefed daily on international developments, including Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's efforts to work out a peace accord between Israel and Egypt (see THE WORLD). He called together his top aides for a conference on oil prices, and met with White House Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld to affix the presidential signature to routine bills and appointments. But for the most part. Ford kept himself a chip shot away...
...each day passed, it grew ever more unlikely that Hoffa had been kidnaped for ransom or had vanished of his own accord. It seemed increasingly certain he was dead and would never be found-like countless Mafia victims before him. Hoffa had been warned by St. Louis Teamsters that he might be murdered if he continued to try to regain control of the union. But cocky as always, he had not taken any precautions to guard himself. In one last chat with a friend, he declared: "Everybody knows where I am. I never had bodyguards and I always drive myself...
Secretary of State Kissinger had vowed that he would resume his shuttle only if a Sinai accord was 90% certain. Now his eleventh such effort at personal mediation is imminent. He is expected to leave Washington this week and to stay in the Middle East no longer than ten days. His schedule was cleared for all of this week, and the State Department has reportedly reserved the Secretary's usual sixth-floor two-room suite in Jerusalem's King David Hotel...
...Foreign Minister Abba Eban, who favors an overall settlement that would include Syria and the Palestinians rather than piecemeal negotiations, accepts the outlined accord reluctantly. "Acceptance of the settlement is better than rejection of it," says Eban. "Its shortcomings are very tangible and concrete, and its gains are very speculative. But if the alternative to acceptance is deadlock or war, it must be accepted...