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...Press Secretary Jody Powell. Was the President correct in saying that he and Burns never disagreed? "That is wrong," said Powell. "There are differences." The Washington Post quoted Powell as stating that Carter's kind words for Burns were "overblown" and an "overreaction" to accounts of a policy feud between them...
...feud began when Bryant led the crusade that last June caused the repeal of an ordinance in Miami's Dade County banning discrimination against homosexuals in housing, employment and public accommodations. Since her victory, gay rightists have used Bryant as the symbol of what they must overcome in order to gain the full rights that are still denied them. Since Bryant promotes orange juice for the Florida Citrus Commission, some gays have been trying to persuade consumers to stop buying the product. The boycott has had only limited success nationally. While sales of orange juice are off about...
...upshot: the incident contributed to the establishment of a high-level interagency committee to coordinate all Government initiatives that might affect U.S.-Soviet relations. No further attempts were made to recruit Lusis, and he returned to the U.S.S.R. in June. But the running feud still goes on between the State Department and the FBI over whether Soviet exchange students should be fair game for recruitment attempts. Vance and Zbigniew Brzezinski have discussed the possibility of new policy guidelines to govern FBI counterespionage operations...
...feud had ended in 1972 when the elder Leakey flew to Koobi Fora to spend an exciting evening with his son, examining fossils late into the night by the harsh light of a gas lantern. That night Louis predicted that Richard would find evidence of three hominid species at Turkana. A few weeks later, he died, unaware that events would prove him right. Says Richard: "I think his sheer dogged persistence?and his follow-through on ideas to the point where they were proved either right or wrong?was his greatest gift. In many ways, his greatest achievement...
Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci resigned his job with the state Department of Corporations and Taxation last month, but the controversy surrounding his alleged "no-show" spot on the state payroll has continued up to election time. The affair has prompted an investigation and disciplinary action by tax officials, a feud among Boston area newspapers and cries of foul play from both supporters and opponents of the 63-year-old mayor...