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...This isn't like the moral issues we dealt with before," he says, explaining that "with an issue like nuclear waste transportation, you've got to learn the scientific evidence. After a pause he adds, "That's a fucking headache...
...risks for U.S. policy were high. On the face of it, the attack on Lebanon dealt another blow to hopes for peace in the region. U.S. relations with the Arab world, particularly with such moderate states as Saudi Arabia and Jordan, could be severely damaged. Most unsettling of all, despite the cease-fire that took effect on Friday, was the possibility that an all-out clash between Israel and Syria could spark a broader regional war and might even prompt the Soviets to intervene on behalf of Syria...
...homosexual, he turned out some 40 films in 13 years. "I read something in the paper, or somebody tells me a story, and I know that second: I must make a movie out of it," he once said. Inspired by Brecht and Hollywood soap operas, his often autobiographical scripts dealt with the theme of power in contemporary society and reflected his view that individuals and classes inevitably corrupt one another...
...proponents were dealt a double blow in the Carolinas last week. In South Carolina the state legislature concluded its regular session without bringing the amendment to a vote. And in North Carolina, the state senate voted 27 to 23 to table the ERA, virtually eliminating any chance for passage there. The fight is now concentrated in Oklahoma, Florida and Illinois. In Oklahoma, where a ratification resolution was voted down in January, ERA supporters have collected 25,000 signatures petitioning Governor George Nigh to convene a special legislative session to reconsider passage. Nigh has rejected a special session for the moment...
Then in May, United Airlines dealt Boeing another blow by delaying delivery of 20 767 aircraft worth $900 million. United Chairman Richard J. Ferris cited the sluggish economy and fare wars as undermining United's ability to buy, plus congressional threats to kill or modify so-called safe harbor leasing provisions, which allow companies that do not need tax credits to sell them to companies that do. United would have thereby gained many millions of dollars, enabling it to buy Boeing's airplanes...