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Viewed from a distance, the aftermath of the great electronic confrontation resembles a couple of peanuts hit by a steamroller of analytical apparatus Whatever substance the two modestly endowed men served up in 90 minutes was reduced instantly to an oil spot by the clanking, flashing paraphernalia of production staging and rehashing that preceded and followed the Carter-Reagan affair. Instantly, the "debate" became a mini-industry all its own, employing thousands generating millions of dollars and possibly lifting Cleveland back to solvency. The debaters seem to have been bit players in the drama...
Nine years ago Gierek gave Kania the job of running Poland's entire security apparatus-its espionage, counterespionage and police services. "He is very much the Communist law-and-order man," says one expert on Poland. A nimble careerist, Kania was named to the ruling Politburo in 1975 and now, at 53, is the youngest Communist Party chief in the Soviet bloc. Notes a West German specialist: "He has the strong ambition and ruthlessness needed to survive at the top levels...
...Goiri now has a patented kit called Magnetic Fuel Savers, which contains two plastic-coated magnets, clamps for fastening them to the fuel line, and directions for the rumble-fingered. Price: $16 to $19.90. Goiri has been contacted by some automotive-parts distributors, who are eager to test the apparatus. But the cows are reported to suspect that the whole idea is udder nonsense...
...Victorian age had a great hankering for table rapping, poltergeists, spirit writing and spooks of all sorts. H.P.B. was a fair ly good parlor conjurer (she learned some of her tricks from a Coptic magician in Cairo), and she was quite unashamed about the use of confederates and apparatus. She specialized, rather charmingly, in the invisible mending of broken crock ery and in small gifts and chatty letters from a society of superhuman Masters who dwelt in Tibet. She was a gifted hyp notist of herself and others. When pressed, and if the lights were dim, she could pro duce...
While most Eastern Europeans regard the Soviets with scorn or even hatred, Bulgarians have been unwavering Russophiles for a century. Bulgaria is one of two Warsaw Pact countries without Soviet troops on its soil, and its state security apparatus keeps a low profile. Says one diplomat: "The obvious signs of repression aren't there." Economic growth was 6.5% in 1979, highest among the satellites. A new system of wage incentives and decentralized planning was also introduced. President Todor Zhivkov, 68, tolerated by an apathetic people, heard little more than a grumble when he hiked prices sharply last year...