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Haig was convinced that American sanctions would not then stop the building of the pipeline or cancel the European commitment to it. He thought he could satisfy Reagan's desire to be tough on the Soviets by getting the Europeans to pledge that they would limit government-subsidized loans to the U.S.S.R. and its Warsaw Pact allies. They understood him to promise that if such a pledge were written into the final Versailles communique, there would be no further American moves against the pipeline. The communique did contain a vague promise to study restrictions on loans to the East...
...Helms can count votes, and in the end the growing impatience of fellow Republicans finally persuaded him to cancel his talk show. Helms, however, can look forward to heated debates on two of his pet bills scheduled to come before the Senate this summer: a proposed law to allow voluntary prayer in public schools and a bill banning abortion. The cows may come home...
...prospect of seeing his company disappear into a firm a fraction of its size, fought back the next day with a counteroffer. Cities Service proposed to buy Mesa for $17 a share, or $1 above the market price, for 51% of the company. At that point, Pickens decided to cancel his weekend golf game over in Fort Worth and packed his bags for New York...
INJURED. Aileen Quinn, 10, freckle-faced star of the movie Annie; with a broken left arm, after falling off her bicycle while riding around near home; in Yardley, Pa. Although released from the hospital after four days, she had to cancel a three-week promotional tour...
...company of educated men and women" in years past--should send Harvard that message at every turn. They should tell the University that they are uncomfortable giving money to an institution whose investment policies are explicitly amoral. They should remind officials that they resent it when Harvard tries to cancel academic projects because of inflexible funding schemes and institutional infighting. They should show Harvard they feel the College's diversity is worth paying a high price for, that it is a critical enough value not to be squandered because of tight finances...