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Need For Cooperation. No ringing declarations, no grand schemes for promoting international economic stability will probably emerge from the meeting. As after Rambouillet, the communiqué will undoubtedly stress the need for cooperation among the nations and promise that it will be forthcoming. But the major American purpose at the economic summit will be to set some hard terms for that cooperation...
Despite the glowing communiqués, China is not in a position to give Egypt the kind of sophisticated military hardware it needs to counter Israel's U.S.-supplied forces. The Chinese used to produce MIG-17s and can help Egypt with spare parts for those near-obsolete planes. They also have a modified version of the MIG-21, but they are equipped with engines that are not adaptable to Egypt's Soviet-built MIG-21s. Admits one observer: "The Chinese may be able to supply a nut or a bolt here and there, but nothing big enough...
...great tradition of theatrical producers, Zev Bufman is keeping subtlety in the wings. Witness his attempts to lure Phyllis Star Cloris Leachman into his stage production of Same Time, Next Year. "He sent three dozen roses to the Phyllis set and kept pleading," recalls Leachman, 49. "The last communiqué was: 'Please come or I'll die.' " Cloris relented, along with fellow Phyllis Regular Dick School. The two are now appearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where so far their fans have been mostly older folk. Says Phyllis: "I know, because the intermissions are longer so they...
...flown to comfortable house arrest in the country's scenic lake district, troops blocked the roads leading out of Buenos Aires and stationed guards at key factories and the headquarters of the leading labor unions and moved into the capital's street intersections. Meanwhile, a barrage of communiqués vested all authority in the junta: the Cabinet, national and provincial legislators, provincial governors, elected municipal officials and Supreme Court justices were all dismissed, political parties and unions were suspended and all public employees were placed under military control...
Beirut radio periodically rebroadcast the general's announcement, which was dubbed Communiqué No. 1. The message was ignored by President Franjieh, who remained safe inside his presidential palace at Baabda, on a hill overlooking the capital. The 150-man presidential guard, reinforced with armor units, was on alert and patrolled the grounds. "I am staying on to defend legality and legitimacy," Franjieh announced. "There are three conditions for vacating the presidency: resignation, death or dismissal by Parliament. None of these exist...