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...clearly not troubled by them last week, when he emerged from the Oval Office, strode grim-faced to the microphones in the Rose Garden and confronted the striking air controllers with an intensity not seen around those premises since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. There was a certain grave exhilaration in the moment for Reagan and his men. Seeking an end to the crisis, yes, but not another negotiation or study. Reagan seemed Trumanesque in his angry simplicity. History will judge his wisdom. But all his energy, and that of his Government, was gathered around him for a single...
History shows that the Churchills, the Roosevelts, the Hitlers and the Stalins made almost as many mistakes as correct decisions in their designs, both good and evil. The call to action swept their people along. The polls show grave doubts among the American people about where Ronald Reagan is taking us. That uncertainty was expressed colorfully by Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker when he described Reaganomics as a "riverboat gamble." But there is an irresistible appeal to fall in behind a man when he promises adventure, even when one may not agree with him. Tennyson said it well. "I myself...
...some critics have grave doubts that that will occur. One of them is Brookings' Pechman, who says that the cut, together with all the other goodies tossed into the package, will only increase the federal budget deficit without contributing to increased productivity. Says Pechman: "The zeal to cut taxes is so great that they [Congressmen] don't pay attention to the deficits." Among businessmen there seems to be a consensus that the first small returns from the cut will be spent and not saved: they will, after all, appear in paychecks some time before Christmas, and some retailers...
...twelve jurors who last month convicted two Harvard-affiliated doctors of rape said Saturday that the panel's guilty finding was a confused mistake that had resulted in a "grave injustice...
...chances also received a blow last week when Conoco announced that it had received a warning letter from the Arab state of Dubai, where the firm pumps nearly a fourth of its oil supply. The letter said that Conoco's production in Dubai would be in "grave jeopardy" if the company were acquired by Seagram. Dubai's displeasure was seemingly caused by Bronfman's position as president of the World Jewish Congress...