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From time to time, however, Hinton has caused discomfort to the White House. Last year he was reprimanded-"brutally," according to one account-by National Security Adviser Clark when he publicly castigated El Salvador for its abysmal human rights record. Clark wanted to replace Hinton with Gerald E. Thomas, a black retired Navy admiral who has served, without undue distinction, as U.S. Ambassador to Guyana since December 1981. Thomas was seen by the Reagan White House as a diplomat who, unlike the arrogant Enders and the mercurial Hinton, would easily comply with Oval Office views...
...contrast, was an undisputed success. A flying instructor and test pilot, she is a model of physical fitness. She and two male companions successfully hooked up with the Salyut 7 space station and spent a week on board with resident Cosmonauts Anatoli Berezovoi and Valentin Lebedev. Savitskaya suffered no discomfort at all. She did, however, have to endure some heavy-handed Soviet male humor. Boarding the space station, Lebedev smilingly invited her to do the cooking and cleaning. Said he: "We've got an apron ready for you, Sveta...
...circuitry, however, can ward off the perils of the ocean. Experienced sailors ran aground several times. Second-Place Finisher Reed watched in helpless panic "when a whale tried mating with me," nearly smashing the boat. There is no panacea for thirst, chronic lack of sleep, perpetual cold and clammy discomfort. Why, then, knowing all this, do sailors set out alone, again and again? Not merely because it is there. Explains Philippe Jeantot: "Because it is difficult. I enjoy succeeding in difficult things...
...debate was not merely over the activities involved, although they were indeed controversial. What caused greater worry was the fact that, at least in theory, the operation was secret, evoking disquieting memories of dubious CIA ventures that had backfired in the past. After a decade of discomfort over even the thought of using covert action to interfere in the affairs of other nations, President Reagan was unabashedly restoring the role of that weapon by supporting contra guerrillas fighting the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua...
...hunger strike is begining to take its toll on the fasters health, as Bell, Zellen and Laura C. Silverman '84 complained of increasing fatigue and discomfort...