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...laser weapon in the next year, "we may have pushed ourselves beyond a point of no return with the Soviets so that they'll start acting as though we have such a system. Instead of concentrating on diplomacy, they'll pull out the stops in their military programs to counter the defenses they will expect us to have...
...moment, Washington is stuck for an effective way to counter Gorbachev's grandiose initiative. Caught off guard, officials have only begun to ponder whether to make a new American propos al, and, if so, what to put in it. The debate is likely to be sharp; the Administration has long been deeply divided over arms control, and previous American proposals have emerged only after prolonged and sometimes heated pulling and hauling...
...reporting on Governor George Wallace's decision to retire [NATION, April 14], you fail to do him justice. History will place Wallace among America's statesmen. He stood up for states' rights and sought to counter a form of governmental oppression called regulation. Gary P. Hollis Lawrenceville...
Connecting the London Stock Exchange with the U.S. National Association of Securities Dealers, the link gives London traders ready access to the latest prices for nearly 200 of N.A.S.D.'s over-the-counter stocks, including Apple Computer and United Artists, while U.S. traders can look up current quotes on 288 London issues. The new service, said N.A.S.D. Chairman David Hunter, "is the beginning of the global network for 24-hour equity trading." Next stop for London's traders: the New York Stock Exchange. AUTOS How to Survive A Breakdown...
Administration officials tried to counter charges that the U.S. had sponsored the Hasenfus flight by suggesting that he and the crew had been working for retired Army Major General John K. Singlaub, 65, the controversial head of a Phoenix-based group called the World Anti-Communist League, which raises money to support anti-Communist insurgents around the world. A frequent visitor to El Salvador, Singlaub is said to have helped the contras buy arms, but he denies any connection to the downed plane or its unfortunate crew...