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...Nationalists, meanwhile, contend that they are the de jure representatives of all of China because they were the last to be chosen in freely contested elections, ending in 1948. According to a school of diplomatic thought dating back to Woodrow Wilson, only constitutionally elected governments should be acceptable to the community of nations. The Nationalists can also cite a more widely held point of international law, the so-called "Ethiopian Principle," which dates from 1938 when Emperor Haile Selassie was in hiding from his country's Italian invaders. Rome then sought international recognition of its sovereignty over Ethiopia...
...Powercel II faces major commercial disadvantages. The high cost of electricity produced by the prototype is the result of expensive, intricate equipment. Another problem is the shortage of natural gas. Powercel's backers say the cost will become competitive with large-scale use. The natural gas supply, they contend, can be increased if regulatory agencies end a price freeze that discourages exploitation. Some big utilities do not share that optimism. Says a spokesman for New York's giant Consolidated Edison Co.: "The fuel cell is not something that's germane because it's far down...
...Judgment. On the L-1011 project, Lockheed's top managers contend that they have been victimized by events beyond their control. They had contracted with Britain's famed Rolls-Royce to build the plane's engines; at the time, Rolls-Royce greatly underbid its American rivals for the award, and the deal was widely thought to be a coup for both companies. But Rolls-Royce also had done some "buying in," and when development costs jumped far beyond estimates, the company fell into bankruptcy. After months of negotiations, the British government agreed to spend...
Back in 1960, baseball was the hottest sport in Buffalo. Not that any Buffalo sport was hot news. The Bisons of the International League, managed by Kerby Farrell and featuring such stars as Bobby Wine, Ed Kranepool, and Big Luke Easter, had nothing to contend with in the local sports news. Hockey, and famous names like Dennis DeJordy, Wayne Maki, and Ed Van Impe (who have risen to anonymity with hockey expansion), at that time still ended before...
...says Loginov, "I have lived here for three years and I know how your police treat the Black Panthers. I know what happened to those peaceful demonstrators in Washington. When your police want to stop demonstrators, they do. But in our case they don't." State Department spokesmen contend that Kahane's arrest last week proved that at least the Government and the police are trying...