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Many powerful conservative and special-interest groups lobbied hard against land planning. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called the bill a worrisome manifestation of "no growth" philosophy. Timber, real estate and home-building officials feared that it would restrict their business. Right-wing organizations, including the John Birch Society, claimed that the legislation would amount to "confiscation of property without compensation...
...when William Allison, a black antipoverty administrator, was recently named to the prestigious board of the Coca-Cola Co. By the latest count, 72 blacks serve as board members of major U.S. corporations, including General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and IBM. Says Bradley Currey Jr., president of Atlanta's Chamber of Commerce: "The trend is clearly away from tokenism...
...already had a preview of the project's perils. Last summer, during preliminary surveying, the Archimède crashed into rocks several times when it was tossed about by the strong bottom currents. The little sub had another close call when a small electrical fire filled the crew chamber with smoke and caused the premature release of ballast, sending the sub soaring rapidly to the surface. Even so, researchers seem unworried. Says Geologist Xavier Le Pichon, the chief French scientist: "The worst that could happen would be getting stuck under an overhanging cliff. But with three submersible craft...
...during a month of difficult and dramatic shuttle diplomacy. Major General Herzl Shafir signed immediately for Israel. Syrian Brigadier Adnanwajih Tayara, presumably because his government was still uneasy about dealing with an enemy of 26 years, would sign only after newsmen had been cleared from a gallery overlooking the chamber...
Copland: Appalachian Spring (original version, Columbia Chamber Orchestra, the composer conducting; Columbia, $5.98); Copland: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Duo for Flute and Piano, Nonet for Strings (Columbia, $5.98). Partnering Violinist Isaac Stern in the Sonata (1943), or the late Elaine Shaffer in the Duo (1971), Copland proves himself a splendid interpreter of two of his most wistfully introspective chamber works...