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...many of their kind -- 20, at least -- gather in one place. In a musical subculture so arcane that few even know it exists, this counts as a world-class event: the first East Coast Convention of Cumann na bPiobairi, the national Irish Pipers' Club -- and what is a little discomfort? The novices are eager to hobnob with such superstars as Al Purcell, from Detroit; Bill Ochs, Jerry O'Sullivan and Matt Connolly, out of New York; and Denis Brooks, all the way from Seattle. For the pros, it is a chance to trade techniques, tunes and gossip saved since they...
...father, Ernst von Weizsacker, held high posts in Hitler's Foreign Service and later was tried in Nuremberg for war crimes. But the younger von Wiezsacker, a member of the German Army, consistently calls that army's defeat a "liberation" from Nazi barbarism--much to the displeasure and discomfort of his fellow citizens...
...acute discomfort, Congress must consider the recommendation submitted by President Reagan on Jan. 5 for $55 million in raises for the top 3,000 federal officials. The package would provide pay hikes of as much as 15.6% for Senators, Representatives, federal judges, Cabinet members and the Vice President...
...guided to an almost unprecedented degree by staff consensus, Bush -- its most experienced member -- has pulled back from the vital give-and-take of policy preparation. His chief mechanism for influencing policy is a private relationship with Reagan. At the White House, associates remember the Vice President's clear discomfort with proposals aimed at rolling back civil rights legislation. After numerous meetings in the Oval Office, a few aides cornered Bush and urged him to confront Reagan. The Vice President was reluctant. Reagan, he said, had already made up his mind. In their sessions alone, Bush takes pains...
...tests supervised by Dr. Beatrice Couzinet and Dr. Gilbert Schaison, 100 women volunteers who were less than a month pregnant were given RU 486. Of these, 85 aborted within four days, largely without the discomfort and psychological problems that can accompany other forms of abortion. Because of these remarkable results, the drug is expected to be approved for use in + France and Sweden as early as next spring. In the U.S., where abortion is hotly debated, the drug's future is less certain. John Willke, the president of the National Right to Life Committee, has already referred to the drug...