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...strong Democratic candidate in Richard Ottinger, the Buckley candidacy and defections in Republican ranks because of his liberal stance. While he has been careful not to attack the President personally during the campaign, he is presenting himself as an independent, principled Republican who will not bow to high-level pressure. His tough response to Agnew apparently reflects his belief that he can approach liberal voters with greater success if he sports an "Attacked by Spiro...
Nasser's Friend. While Gaddafi has been discriminating against foreigners at home, he has been promoting pan-Arabism abroad. As an ardent supporter of Nasser, he has pushed himself into the inner councils of the Arab leaders. Two Arab high-level meetings have been held in Tripoli over the past three months. Gaddafi has publicly denounced...
...Moreover, the Russians, who have apparently concluded that further conflict in the Middle East is not in their own interest, have continued to give strong backing to Rogers' effort. One example: after the Iraqis violently criticized Nasser for accepting the U.S. truce proposal, the Soviets summoned a high-level delegation. In Moscow, First Deputy Premier Kirill Mazurov told the Iraqis flatly that Russia holds the "profound conviction" that peace in the Middle East "meets the genuine interests of the Arab peoples...
...contrast, the U.S. space program was not faring so well. After almost two months of intensive investigation into the oxygen-tank explosion during the aborted Apollo 13 moon flight, NASA's high-level review board confirmed that the accident was probably caused by an arcing short that ignited Teflon insulation on wiring in the tank. The fire in turn damaged the seal at the top of the tank and generated heat that expanded the oxygen. The resulting pressure caused the weakened area to burst. The board also detailed an extraordinary sequence of bungling uncovered...
...categories of textiles, including woolen suits and sweaters and synthetic dresses and blouses. After that, the two countries would try negotiating again, through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Miyazawa's plan is close to one proposed in March by PepsiCo President Donald Kendall, who headed a high-level delegation of U.S. businessmen in talks with Japanese industrialists and government officials. The Kendall plan was considered negotiable by diplomats of both governments, but was summarily rejected by both textile industries. Now the Japanese appear ready to impose it on their own industry, provided Washington can do the same...