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...FREIGHT TRAIN RUMBLED TO A HALT ON A CATTLE ranch in Hudspeth County, and workers began unloading biologically treated sludge onto the dry West Texas earth. County Judge Billy Love reflected on the manurelike mush with satisfaction. "This is about as big a blessing as the community could hope for," he declared. "The gains for us far outweigh any dangers...
General Services Administration officials at first refused to halt construction of the skyscraper, but congressional intervention, complaints from New York's city hall and a shower of protests from black organizations forced the GSA to cancel its plans. The site is now part of a proposed historic district...
...Japan has invested mightily in these systems. Originally such devices were not tripped until the ground began to shudder -- scant notice indeed, though enough to prevent the derailment of a speeding bullet train. Such simple motion-detecting systems are now used throughout Japan and in parts of California to halt subway trains and nudge elevators to the nearest floor when ground motion exceeds a certain threshold. The Alaska pipeline is similarly equipped for instant shutdown...
Arab reaction to Rabin's move was mixed. Syria dismissed the policy change as a p.r. trick. But Palestinian delegates, following a meeting with Baker in Jerusalem, backed away from their threats to walk from the talks in the absence of a complete halt in settlement building. Egypt showed the most enthusiasm. After his tete-a-tete with Rabin, President Hosni Mubarak lauded Israel's "good step on the right track." While he cautioned that "we need much more," Mubarak expressed confidence in his Israeli counterpart. "The man is only one week in office," he said. "What do you expect...
Washington warmly welcomed new Israeli Prime Minister YITZHAK RABIN's decision last week to call a temporary halt to new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. But a major sticking point in U.S.-Israeli relations remains. The White House wants to sell 72 F-15 Eagle bombers to Saudi Arabia. Israel strongly opposes the sale, but McDonnell Douglas and its suppliers have been pressing Bush to let the sale go through. Last week the powerful 800,000- member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers added to the election-year pressure on Bush, insisting that...