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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...helped," says Nightline Senior Producer Betsy West. "Old hands might have said, 'Don't even try.' " Plans were begun last fall, but the assassination three weeks ago of P.L.O. Leader Khalil al-Wazir increased tensions and made it more difficult to line up guests. Among those who refused to appear: P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat and Jordan's King Hussein...
...Warren focuses on the worth-while and so-called apolitical nature of the senior class gift. However, while the class gift may not appear to have anything to do with South Africa, it is not devoid of ethical and political implications. The commendable purpose of the class gift does not diminish the need to take a stand against injustice in South Africa...
...that time is too precious to waste on flowery descriptions or circumlocutions. One character commands another, "Speak simple Yiddish," the language in which all these tales were originally written, and the English translations by the author and others do their best to obey the spirit of this injunction. Storytellers appear suddenly, with scant preamble, and seem eager to get off the page as soon as possible. They punctuate their narratives with such remarks as "To make it short . . ." and "Why drag it out?" The Trap involves yet another caller at the writer's apartment, a woman on crutches who announces...
...boomerang shape eliminates the thick fuselage and vertical tail section that reflect radar in conventional planes. Flaps, rudders, elevators and ailerons appear to have been replaced by computer controlled nozzles that guide the aircraft by directing the flow of the engine's exhaust. The engines themselves are nestled above the wings, shielding them from heat-seeking detectors on the ground. The outer skin and inner framework are cast in radar- absorbing carbon-epoxy composites. Other stealthy features might include nonreflective paint and a refrigeration system to cool and dissipate telltale exhaust fumes...
...profits are hazy at best, the opportunities are manifold: helping modernize Soviet factories, enhancing agricultural production and marketing consumer goods ranging from toothpaste to tires. "The Soviets now realize they need to attract people," says Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead, who closely follows U.S.-Soviet trade. "It would appear the Soviets in the last few months have dramatically changed their attitude...