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...major clashes between factions do erupt in Lebanon, the Israeli Cabinet, rather than local commanders, will decide what action, if any, Israeli forces should take in response. But Jerusalem would rather leave any such matter to the Lebanese. Said Major General Ori Orr, head of Israel's Northern Command: "I prefer to leave that problem to Amin Gemayel." The chances that the Lebanese Army could step in successfully under such chaotic circumstances are thought to be negligible. Partisan militiamen, for example, control the heights overlooking the road between Sidon and Beirut, and that link could be easily...
What followed amounted to the most serious clash between government forces and Solidarity supporters in more than a year. Wading into the crowd, the police began beating demonstrators as smoke flares burst and mobile water cannons spewed icy streams at the marchers. From windows above the melee, residents cursed and taunted the police. "Gestapo go home!" two elderly women shouted from the safety of their flat. Among the dozen people detained by the police was Andrzej Gwiazda, once Solidarity's vice chairman and one of the most outspoken of Poland's dissidents; he was later sentenced to three...
Simons: I'm going to stay neutral. I think that judges have their own arrogance. I think that law professors have their own arrogance. And I think that what you see more often than not is a clash of two groups who have their own views of themselves which may be at odds from time to time...
...loath to brave the wrath of the many constituents who would be hurt by the plan for the sake of a reform that does nothing to shrink the shockingly menacing deficit. Many would prefer to use tax reform as sugarcoating for a net tax increase, but that approach would clash head on with Reagan's diehard opposition to any overall tax boost. Consequently, Robert Dole, newly elected majority leader of the Republican-controlled Senate (see following story), gently told the White House that Congress would probably give "No. 1 priority" to deficit reduction...
Harvard dominated the clash from the opening tap. Freshman Sharon Haye's usual hot start helped the hosts run off to an 11-0 lead before Hartford finally scored tour minutes into the game...