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...neophyte. That proves to be a delusion. Over a period of weeks, she wins every game except one that she throws to calm his rising choler. Weller is a cantankerous old coot to begin with, and his blasphemies, obscenities and fit-to-be-tied rages deeply frighten and unnerve Fonsia...
Lance suggested more seriously that his own experience in Washington should not frighten other businessmen from serving in the governmental zoo, even if a meat-market kind of inspection is required. But he warned against the tendency of Government and business to act as adversaries. More businessmen in Government service, he suggested, might reduce the friction. Argued Lance: "There are things that only business can do, and things that only Government can do. Government must be open and responsive and willing to hear what you have...
Your correspondents missed one vital point concerning the political aspects of desertification. The peregrinations of the Tuareg in Niger, Mali and Upper Volta and the nomadic Masai in Kenya and Tanzania frighten their respective governments, who would prefer to see them sedentary and hence politically under control. So to keep them in place, we have the permanent pumping stations in the Sahel and the "ranches" of East Africa, destroying irreplaceable elements of the human mosaic and creating new deserts, all in the name of "progress...
Then why all the jitters over a possible break with the U.S.? Some experts maintain that the abrogation of the American defense commitment to Taiwan would result in a scenario in which an emboldened Peking would attempt to frighten foreign companies and investors away from the island by threatening economic reprisals or military action. "If some people are scared off," says one top government official, "the economic consequences for us could be disastrous...
...with the U.S. Sixth Fleet call it chicken of the sea. It is a seaborne version of the highway hot-rodders' "chicken" that is frequently played in the crowded Mediterranean by Soviet and American warships. Typically, a Russian vessel will dart and weave among U.S. ships, trying to frighten their skippers into turning sharply to avoid collision. These episodes usually end harmlessly-but not always...