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...week began, some diplomats were calling it the Big Pre-Summit Stall. Endgame, however, might have been a more accurate term. In a manner familiar to all negotiators who have ever raced a deadline, Soviet and American negotiators sought to extract the last possible concession before turning over a nuclear-weapons agreement for their chiefs, George Bush and Mikhail ; Gorbachev, to announce with a flourish at their summit meeting next week. But by the time Secretary of State James Baker left Moscow on Saturday, after four days of talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and a five-hour visit...
THANKS, BUT WE'LL HAVE THE CHOCOLATE CHIP FUDGE SWIRL. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the development of Oatrim, an oat-bran extract that can serve as a fat substitute in desserts and other foods. This dismayed Murtaugh/Match, a small Wisconsin food-consulting firm that claims to hold the patent on oat bran-based frozen desserts. Explains Timothy Murtaugh: "We take advantage of the creamy, smooth texture of oats once they are cooked, like oatmeal." Says a USDA patent adviser: "We feel there's an opportunity for both to be allowed and licensed within their own commercial niches...
...McGee has shifted from theatrics to threats. While the earlier Panthers stressed self-defense, he vows that unless his demands for $100 million in jobs programs and city council representation to give blacks more clout in city government are met by 1995, his militia will "cripple" the city and "extract a measure of justice." He even jokes about taking hostages if the city does not respond to his satisfaction...
...year) might cost Americans for Flag Burning another 6 cents, and mailing the package at bulk rate will be about a dime. Total: 26 cents. But if one person out of 100 responds to the package, that's considered an adequate return. So it's cost them $26 to extract your $25. Unless you send more, they're out a buck. Of course, the money spent finding you is lost whether you respond or not. But that's just the beginning. After waiting a decent interval -- though considerably short of the year you thought you signed up for -- they will...
Frankly, this play is awful. An optimistic viewer may be able to extract some cheap laughs from the absurdities, of course. There is a misunderstanding involving a headless body, for example, which had this particular audience in stitches. Especially since the body is brought on stage, dripping gore from the severed neck...