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...calculus look simple. If the U.S. has 550 of one type of missile that carries three warheads of 335 kilotons each, and the Soviet Union has 308 of another type that carries ten warheads of two megatons each, which side is better off? It all depends on what you count: warheads, missiles and bombers, explosive power, accuracy or other variables. To the layman's inevitable question "Who is ahead?" the experts have no answer...
...With Ustinov gone, the number of voting members in the Politburo has dropped to eleven, the lowest count in more than a decade. Sokolov may be elevated to the Politburo, but he is not expected to wield the same power that Ustinov did. A professional soldier, Sokolov began his career in the tank corps in the 1930s and rose through the ranks to become a regional military commander and, eventually, the senior administrative officer of the Defense Ministry. Said a NATO diplomat in Moscow: "The appointment does not change the basic rule that policy is made by the civilians...
Perhaps as important as any change has been the growing evidence of the ability of the American people to cope with hard times and bounce back with more energy and daring than before. Many of the aides in Reagan's White House now count the remarkable adjustment of state and local governments to budget cuts, and the resilience of individuals to job loss and career changes, as a sign of a confident and creative society that is more ready than ever to question old assumptions and try new ideas...
Gallantry, however, cannot carry a debate. Several weeks ago, a television poll of ABC viewers deemed the Cougars unworthy champions by 53% to 47%. Orange Bowl contestants Oklahoma (9-1-1) and Washington (10-1), along with the presiding NBC network, count themselves on the side of the majority. The Cougars' weakness is the WAC, unfortunate shorthand for the Western Athletic Conference, which B.Y.U. has dominated for nine years. At the same time, it ought to be noted, Pitt was ranked third back when the season commenced for the Cougars in Pittsburgh, 20-14, and the WAC team...
...seizes on the opportunity to arrest and torture Kumar. While Kumar languishes in jail, the story follows Merrick to another posting, and to a potential odd coupling between another Englishwoman, Sarah Layton (Geraldrne James), and an Indian, Ahmed Kasim (Derrick Branche). Around them all and around every corner hovers Count Bro-nowsky (Eric Porter). In a world where British cliques and clans are mixed with Hindu castes and classes, Bronowsky-a Russian emigre, an aristocrat and a confirmed bachelor-does not fit on any score. But neither does Merrick or the Muslim Kasim. Indeed, Jewel presents a teeming society...