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...sexy." Adds Lynn Manulis, co-owner of the carriage-trade Martha stores in Manhattan and Florida: "He's like Pavarotti. A lot of people don't understand anything about music, but when they hear him sing they just know he's great." And he meets an acid test of the classic designers: his clothes never go out of style. Chanel suits have become collectibles. So, now, have Armanis...
...over the decision by Reagan earlier this month to withdraw part of a treaty, signed two years ago but held up in the Senate by New England opponents, that would apportion fishing rights in the rich Georges Bank fishery off the East Coast. Canada is also dismayed about the "acid rain" that results from some 6 million tons of sulfur dioxide drifting north from U.S. industries-a problem that could be exacerbated if U.S. pollution laws are relaxed. The Ottawa government has also been pushing for faster U.S. action on plans for the joint construction of a gas pipeline from...
This only partly satisfied Trudeau, who expressed Canada's "deep disappointment" over the fisheries problem and later warned that "more delay would be irresponsible." On the acid rain issue, Secretary of State Alexander Haig claimed that the U.S. shared Trudeau's "concern"-an assurance that did little to allay Canada's fears. But the important thing, from the Canadian viewpoint, was the groundwork that was laid. Reagan had wanted to make a quick unofficial visit to Canada, as he did to Mexico before his Inauguration, to stress his still undefined notion of a "North American accord." Because...
Such things now seem within man's reach through the commercial adaptation of gene splicing, or recombinant DNA (for deoxyribonucleic acid). It is a genie capable of transforming the world?a genie that, scientists hope, the world will never want to put back into the bottle...
...asked to impersonate Anderson as Reagan prepared for their debate in September. The assertive young Congressman was an excellent sparring partner. Among other things, he accused Reagan of wanting to "throw open the door of Alaska to allow the rape of our last frontier" and of being unconcerned about acid rain. Against such thrusts, Reagan practiced calm parries. He responded to Stockman by saying, "Well, you know, John, I think you need a gas mask...