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Another issue involved in the Truong-Humphrey case is the future of American relations with Vietnam. Carter may pledge a commitment to human rights elsewhere in the globe; with regard to the nation that we bombed and delohated in the name of democracy, however, the lofty rhetoric is abandoned. Truong...
Sidestepping these problems, Carter dispatched Vice President Walter Mondale to the U.N. as head of a 72-member U.S. delegation that included Actor Paul Newman, a longtime backer of liberal causes. To nearly everyone's surprise, Mondale delivered a toughly worded speech accusing the Kremlin of mounting "a continuing...
Gromyko may have kept a moderate tone in part to avoid provoking excessive reaction at this week's NATO summit in Washington, where the 15 members are scheduled to consider a "longterm defense program" to meet the Soviet arms threat over the next 15 years. Though some quarreling among...
The most vocal complaints come from farmers, who have a visceral attachment to the land. They are torn by conflicting feelings about foreigners who offer premium prices for their acreage. Farmers often sell out, only to wind up leasing the property back from the new, absentee owners and working for...
On the surface, then, there do not seem to be a lot of crazy goings-on in the firehouse. The strangeness only becomes apparent when you begin to consider the nature of firefighting itself.