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Finally a cover story on the Portuguese situation [Aug. 11]. And what a cover it is. The gentleman on the right (Costa Gomes) could pass for Frankenstein's twin brother; the one in the center (Gonçalves) looks like he's ready to bite someone on the neck, and the one on the left (Carvalho) really looks like he's on the left...
Vorster's Bite. It was to avoid black rule that Smith broke away from Britain and issued his Unilateral Declaration of Independence nearly ten years ago. For a while, Rhodesia managed to get along pretty well on its own. But since 1972 it has been badly hurt. A spreading guerrilla war has taken nearly 1,000 lives. The worldwide recession proved devastating to an economy already damaged by a decade of international sanctions. Despite his troubles, Smith, 56, a gentleman cattle farmer, said defiantly only six weeks ago: "I don't accept the principle of government based...
...commission noted, the deal was negotiated out of desperation by Southern California Gas Co. (SoCal Gas), which is urgently searching for new sources to supplement its dwindling supplies. Beginning probably in October and continuing through 1982, SoCal Gas will levy a 50? monthly surcharge on the average household; the bite could rise to $2.50. Industrial users, of course, will pay much more-depending on the amount of gas they consume. The utility will periodically turn over the proceeds, which ultimately will amount to $313 million, to Atlantic Richfield Co. (Arco), the nation's ninth largest petroleum company. Arco will...
Scratch and Bite. Confident that the courts would eventually grant his suit to end that ban, Hoffa was trying to lay the groundwork for his return to power by becoming the dominant (but unofficial) force in his old Local 299 in Detroit. Opposing Hoffa's campaign was none other than Teamsters President Frank Fitzsimmons, who had once been his loyal underling and the man he picked to keep his chair warm while he was away in prison. But once installed as the head of the Teamsters, Fitzsimmons had grown to like the heady feeling of power...
...fact, local officials have learned to respect the wily animals so much they have adopted a let's-not-be-beastly-to-coyotes policy. After all, no Los Angeles coyote has been known to have attacked a human, while there were 52,000 dog-bite cases in the city last year. Says Dennis Kroeplin, the San Fernando Valley wildlife control officer: "We tell people the coyotes are very beneficial. They keep the rodent population under control." Besides, he adds, "the coyote is part of the West...