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...latest dustup began when reporters aboard the Boeing 707 that flew Weinberger to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Jordan filed stories quoting a Pentagon official as saying that Weinberger wanted to "redirect" American military assistance away from Israel toward the Arabs. As soon as this appeared in print, another spokesman insisted that the message had been garbled; Weinberger wanted only to "redirect" U.S.-assisted Arab military efforts toward countering internal subversion, as well as potential Soviet threats. But suspicion was inevitably aroused in Israel, where some newspapers bluntly described Weinberger as "an enemy" because of his alleged pro-Arab views. (Haig...
After a quick stop in Oman, Weinberger flew on to Amman for a talk with Jordan's King Hussein, an old U.S. ally whose friendship has been waning since the signing of the Camp David accords 3½ years ago. The U.S., which has long been Jordan's principal arms supplier, has recently been concerned about Hussein's decision to order 320 SA-6 surface-to-air missiles from the Soviet Union. Even though that deal has already been made, Weinberger tried to sell the King on the idea of buying the U.S.-built Hawk missile...
...ESSAY). Other, less strident critics, such as Democratic Senators Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts, last week helped to introduce a joint congressional resolution urging the U.S. to promote a negotiated settlement between the government and its leftist opponents. Three delegations of congressional Democrats flew to El Salvador over the weekend to take a closer look at local conditions. Even as the Congressmen began to arrive, another furor broke out, after a U.S. television crew filmed American military instructors in civilian clothes carrying M-16 rifles near an area of guerrilla activity. The military men were helping...
Long-troubled Pan American World Airways last year was the industry's leader in losses. During 1981, it flew about $360 million in the red. To raise money, Pan Am two years ago sold its headquarters building in New York City and made $294 million. Last year it sold its profitable chain of Intercontinental Hotels for $500 million. To sharpen a sagging management, Pan Am's board of directors encouraged William Seawell to retire last year and named C. Edward Acker, then the boss of Air Florida, as new chairman...
Then a captain in the U.S. Air Force, Kim flew ever Nagasaki, Japan, the day after its destruction by an atomic bomb. Kim said that he finished the "Now and Then" songs the day before the bombing's anniversary last year, and was astounded by how powerfully they showed his feelings of loss upon seeing the utter desolation of Nagasaki...