Word: friendships
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...Saudis also want to demonstrate to radical Arab critics that their friendship with the U.S. is not leading them into a kind of colonial dependency, but can bring them tangible security benefits while preserving their freedom of action. Said Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani on a visit to the U.S. last week: "We do need these planes. The threat we have is definitely from the outside and it is because of the oilfields we have, which happen to be of real interest...
...admittedly a tough one. Had the White House abandoned support of the sale, critics would have charged the President with backing down in the face of Congressional opposition, or with insulting the Saudi government when it is trying to convince radical Arab states of the value of American friendship. But the potential damage to the administration is certainly less grave than that which might result if Congress approves the sale...
Louis' most famous fight lasted a mere 2 min. 4 sec. In a rematch with Max Schmeling, who had kayoed him in 1936, Louis redefined fury. Schmeling had to recover in a hospital. Now 75 and a prosperous West German businessman, Schmeling last week recalled his postwar friendship with Louis: "Joe was a highly decent person, but he was exploited because he was so good-natured...
There are no long-term contracts at ECM, even for the stars. "Jarrett, like all good jazzers, values personal friendship higher than any written piece of paper," says Eicher. Indeed, it is unlikely that any contemporary jazz artist could find elsewhere the particular combination of creative congeniality, "very fair" royalty rates and marketing clout that ECM has to offer. This has led, almost inevitably, to the threat of corporate complacency, a cloud over the cachet. ECM has taken some heat for issuing smug, snug suburban jazz, and, perhaps in response, Eicher has brought some fringe groups into the fold...
...politician. Why, his silver-gray locks and eyebrows have gone a rakish shade of auburn. "This is budget season," says the dyed-in-the-wool Democrat. "That and the beginning of spring give me energy that flows to my hair roots." Even before they noticed the sapphire-and-diamond "friendship ring" on Gouletas' finger last week, reporters were asking if a wedding was in the works. "A slip of the lip can sink a ship," replied Carey, "and I don't intend for my ship to sink." The lip slipped later in the week on the subject...