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...remnants of the British Empire as a golden urn commemorating Nelson's victory at Trafalgar and a set of shark's teeth from the Solomon Islands. Folding doors separate the main drawing room from a comfortable anteroom, creating an open space about the length of a bowling alley...
...GASOLINE ALLEY...
...covers off the ground. An investigation showed that the gas had leaked from the underground tanks of a nearby Chevron service station and found its way into the water table as well as sewer lines serving six residential blocks. Forty-one families in the area, which residents dubbed "Gasoline Alley," sued Chevron for damages. Last week the oil company settled out of court for what could amount to a record $6 million -about three times the amount Exxon reportedly paid in a similar situation last year in East Meadow, N.Y. Chevron agreed to pay the afflicted residents more than twice...
Hammett took murder out of the Venetian Vase and dropped it into the alley; it doesn't have to stay there forever, but it looked like a good idea to get as far as possible from Emily Post's idea of how a well-bred debutante gnaws at a chicken wing...
...Haig understands that any success with foreign leaders is only part of a total policy campaign, which, to be successful, must have the authority of the White House and the backing of Congress. He admits that he somehow got into unnecessary back-alley scraps over authority and who was supposed to do what, and how well they did it. Meantime, his relationship with the President on policy is beautiful, although Haig watchers still wonder how a man so schooled in staff work and the ways of the bureaucracy could at the same time be so clumsy. Without stating it, Haig...