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...divergence of two of the honorees' views from his own did not disturb Galbraith, who said, "I never thought that good teaching involved agreement with Galbraith--although I always welcome...
...expressions of official good will scarcely hid the mutual suspicions that still threaten to disturb the new official peace between Egypt and Israel. Even last week there were ruffled feelings over Washington's announcement that it would furnish Cairo with an impressive array of sophisticated weapons, including 40 F-16 fighter jets and 250 M-60 tanks. The U.S. also agreed in principle to sell Egypt an unspecified number of F-15s, the most advanced fighters in the West's arsenal...
...others have suggested, to a permanent home in Greece or some other country, possibly Switzerland or Sweden. Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, would be the natural choice in most respects. But the Greek record of political stability is troubling. Moreover, Greece is a member of NATO, which might disturb countries from the Communist bloc or the Third World...
...also discouraged digging. Geologists have singled out 40,000 acres of federal land in Idaho as a possible source of cobalt. Yet last November the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee designated 2.2 million acres surrounding the site as a wilderness preserve, and banned any commercial activity that would disturb the elk, bighorn sheep and 188 other species that inhabit the area...
...screws of the American machine jarred loose; the whole thing rattled. Yet any such bleak view of the decade is not entirely justified. Norman Mailer has observed that Americans are obsessed by the question of whether they behave virtuously or not; the ambiguities of the '70s may disturb their moral self-image, and with it, their yearning for clear-cut conclusions. In fact, the U.S. on the whole behaved with considerable virtue, facing up to crises (a lost war and a broken presidency) that might have turned other societies rabid or anarchic. The U.S. has not been...