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...said he will drop out of the race if he does not get his party's imprimatur. Aides like to point out that every successful Republican nominee in the past few decades has had his convention's support Robinson has said he will light to the end; his staffers contend that the convention is too early in the race to make a difference...
Over the short term, the drop in oil prices promises further progress in the U.S.'s fight against inflation. Consumers no longer have to contend with ceaselessly skyrocketing costs for gasoline, which over the past year have leveled off at about $1.22 per gal. for leaded regular, or heating oil, which is now selling on average for about $1.23 per gal. on the East Coast. Moreover, lower crude prices hold down the cost of the thousands of consumer and industrial products made from plastics and other petrochemical products...
...heaven. The faith's rulers, among whom Raymond Franz was once numbered, come from this elite. The "other sheep" who are loyal to the Watch Tower are promised an earthly paradise. Jehovah will shortly annihilate the rest of the human race. The dissenters reject this class system. They contend that the figure of 144,000 is symbolic and that all believers since Christ's day will go to heaven...
...Christ's divinity. For his part, Franz has not become a bitter Watch Tower antagonist. "There is no life outside the organization" is all he will say about the pain of his shunning. But other ex-Witnesses have launched a barrage of protests, publications and lawsuits. These dissidents contend that roughly 1 million people have left the Watch Tower ranks over the past decade. The Witnesses report that they are still growing, thanks to nonstop recruiting. Still, that success may not go on for long. They have necessarily backed off the 1975 date, but the End must occur during...
...Bishop Riverary Damas to renew his 1980 offer to mediate negotiations while encouraging Duarte to repeat his public acceptance of such mediation. Some groups believe that the United States and its allies should work out the provisions for an international peace force in El Salvador. Others contend that only complete nonintervention is acceptable. It is becoming increasingly evident from the effect of U.S. policies and from the response these policies are receiving at home that a new relationship between the United States and El Salvador will have to emerge, one that respects the rights of self-determination and is based...