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...Pillars. South Korea's Prime Minister Choi Kyu Hah, a genial bear of a man, calls the U.S. troops in Korea and Europe "two pillars of policy" that deter Russia from any adventures either eastward or westward. In his view, as long as both pillars stand, Russia must be cautious. If one is removed, Russia may feel free to behave differently...
...nightgown ... in my Ferrari, with the seat slanted comfortably." At the San Antonio cemetery where her husband is also buried, several hundred awed spectators looked on as a gray-painted wooden crate, 6 ft. by 8 ft. by 17 ft., was lowered into the ground by a crane. To deter any grave robbers cum 1964 Ferrari buffs, the crate was covered with concrete. And so another gas guzzler bites the dust...
...upgrade the training and equipment of its forces. "The main message I'll take to that meeting," the Secretary remarked, "will be that with the advent of rough parity in strategic forces between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, we can't rely solely on nuclear weapons" to deter a conventional attack against Western Europe. Brown has already begun bolstering U.S. conventional forces by adding some $600 million?to improve, among other things, maintenance facilities and shelters for U.S. aircraft in Europe?to a budget that he had slashed by an overall total of $2.7 billion...
...summit's hosts, the British demonstrated that they remain the grand masters of pomp. Jimmy Carter may be a no-frills President, but that did not deter the British from launching one extravagant scene after another. At the Buckingham Palace dinner given by Queen Elizabeth II, gold-tunicked trumpeters of the Household Cavalry heralded the approaching guests. In the sumptuous state dining room, all rich red damask, velvet, marble, mahogany and gold, an eight-course feast (including salmon, chicken, carrots and string beans) was served on gold plates by footmen in scarlet tails and white waistcoats, assisted by pages...
...courtroom, robed and garlanded Defendant Murphy exulted, "Where there is Krishna there is victory." The victory was not total, however. Legal expenses have crippled Hare Krishna activities in New York, the abductors of Merylee Kreshower have escaped prosecution, and Justice Leahy's words are unlikely to deter deprogrammers elsewhere...