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...They also increase the worry on all sides that time is running out for Middle East diplomacy and that fighting between Egypt and Israel may break out again. The Egyptians have been on record for eight weeks as going along with Swedish Mediator Gunnar Jarring's effort to extract commitments by both sides (basically Egypt would recognize Israel and agree to a binding peace; Israel would commit itself to withdrawal from all occupied territory). Jerusalem, on the other hand, has steadfastly refused to agree to full withdrawal...
...long run, however, the U.S. will have to accept somewhat higher costs for energy. The recent Mideast and Venezuelan oil-price boosts indicate that foreign petroleum bargains will not last forever. Domestic oil prices, while high by world standards, still make it profitable to extract only about a third of the oil from each U.S. producing well; the rest is too difficult to reach at prevailing prices. If the uncertainty of foreign supply eventually makes it necessary to draw more oil from U.S. wells, higher prices or tax incentives would be needed to develop the necessary technology. As for natural...
...cries of startled birds, the fetid scent of the deadly fer-de-lance, the click-click of an enraged wild boar. Xumu, the old chief of the Amahuaca, also instructed him in jungle medicine. The stem of the paka nixpo plant, when chewed, prevented tooth decay for years; the extract of the ayahuasca vine was especially prized for producing visions that, Córdova-Rios says, actually enhance human intelligence. After many adventures-hunting, harvesting rubber, procuring arms for the tribe-Córdova-Rios eventually tired of the Indians' pettiness and "musky odor." He escaped to civilization, where...
...search to extract meanings from life, he abandons life altogether. Walking along a beach, he begins to question his friends about masturbation. When one or two admit to it, he cuts them short. "It's very healthy to talk about it," he says, "but to do it, is sick...
...succession of nagging glitches that repeatedly tested the patience, skill and ingenuity of both the astronauts and the technicians on the ground. Barely three hours after the rain-delayed launch, the mission was in serious trouble. After cutting Kitty Hawk loose, turning it about in space, and trying to extract the lunar module Antares from the nose of the third-stage S-4B rocket, Command Ship Pilot Stu Roosa encountered a mysterious docking problem. Five times he edged his spacecraft toward the lunar module, but Kitty Hawk's docking probe stubbornly refused to catch inside the funnelshaped receptacle atop...