Word: closely
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America, for its part, is at a turning point. The Reagan Administration, with its poor record on environmental issues, is coming to a close. President- elect Bush, who turned the pollution of Boston Harbor into a successful campaign issue, has an opportunity to show that he is serious about saving the planet -- even after the election. He sent out an encouraging signal last week by naming veteran conservationist William Reilly to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Reilly, 48, president of the World Wildlife Fund, promised a "new and constructive course" on environmental problems. It is none too soon...
Gloom engulfed the negotiations. The State Department, although seeing "interesting and positive developments" in Arafat's address, judged it insufficient for starting talks. "Close but no cigar," said a State Department deputy. Bush and Baker were equally disappointed. Said a source close to them: "It's like you are at the church ready to get married and the bride shows, but she's not wearing white...
Only when the first glimmer of lights from the runway shone through the clouds did the tensions in the cockpit ease. "That was too goddam close," said Thetford. Later we learned just how lucky we were. Shortly before our arrival, a Soviet transport plane carrying relief workers to Leninakan, some 60 miles north of Yerevan, crashed. All 78 people aboard perished. A second aircraft, with medical equipment from Yugoslavia, went down as it approached Yerevan, killing the crew...
Governor Romer will not let the junk be sent anywhere until a permanent disposal site is ready. And if the poisonous waste passes the legal limit of 1,600 cu. yds.? Until last week Romer had vowed, "I don't want to close Rocky Flats, but I'm willing...
...expenses, but it also coughs up the funds for a full-scale production of the final product. As soon as feasible, Arthur of Britain, or The Magnanimous Cuckold, will be staged at Stratford, Ont. From his position in Limbo, the composer Hoffmann cheers this decision and vows to pay close attention to everything that follows...