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...President Reagan sent what his aides described as a ''correct'' message. In both the U.S. and Britain, legislators suggested that Waldheim be barred from their countries. But the sharpest protest against Waldheim's election came from Israel: Jerusalem promptly recalled its ambassador from Austria for an indefinite period. The action sharpened a painful dilemma for the Israeli government. On the one hand, Israeli leaders feel obligated to pursue an ongoing investigation into $ charges that Waldheim participated in Nazi atrocities. On the other, they fear that harsh treatment of Waldheim could jeopardize Austrian cooperation in matters like Jewish emigration from...
...department's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Their offenses: two were found to have used advance knowledge of the Government's quarterly estimates of economic growth for personal gain, while the third passed along the information for an outsider's gain. It was the first time ever for such punitive action. Said Baldrige: ''We have a duty to maintain credibility and integrity.'' The firings came after an eight-month investigation following charges that the GNP estimates, which sharply affected the performance of U.S. financial markets on the day of their release, were leaked to Wall Street traders twice last year...
...father Clarence, a former dean of the Notre Dame Law School and a leader of the extreme-right John Birch Society. The program gave him a chance to indicate, among other things, dissatisfaction with the long-accepted notion that major guarantees of the Bill of Rights apply to actions by state governments. Opponents contend this shows disregard for the Constitution. To supporters, such positions represent the possibility of getting a new constitutional interpretation. If Manion is defeated, there could be a domino effect. Waiting in the wings are several other controversial possibilities, including Lino Graglia, a University of Texas...
...mount, both the poor and the middle class have grown increasingly disgruntled with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. During the 57 years it has ruled the country as a one-party democracy, the P.R.I. has never lost a presidential or gubernatorial election. That could soon change. The conservative, probusiness National Action Party has shown considerable strength in Chihuahua, the country's largest state, where elections will be held early next month. Many Mexicans suspect that the P.R.I. may lose the gubernatorial race--or win only by tampering with the results. In the present climate of unease, either outcome could prove incendiary...
...employees staged a walkout, thereby shutting down the facility. Secretary of State for * Information Aubelin Jolicoeur only made matters worse by going on the radio and declaring that the strikers were ''without honor.'' Said he: ''If I saw them, I would spit in their faces.'' The government's action in the TV case led to violent demonstrations in Port-au-Prince and several other cities. Protesters blocked highways by erecting burning barricades. Along the Harry Truman Sea Drive in the capital, angry youths hurled rocks and pieces of iron at passing motorists. Observed Port-au-Prince Businessman Roger Savain...