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Although the Reagan Administration remains committed to the Camp David process as the best means of working out a settlement in the Middle East, U.S. officials regard the Fahd plan as a possible starting point for new negotiations if there is a hopeless deadlock in talks between the Israelis and the Egyptians. Then, too, the Administration wants to encourage the Saudis in general to use their power to work for moderation in the region. Thus Reagan last week gingerly praised the Fahd plan, calling it a "hopeful sign" and one that indicated the willingness to negotiate." Secretary of State Alexander...
...Irish, his scheme goes, developed a staunch belief in the futility of concerted and sustained effort to do much good. Oppressed by an alien culture and political power, while mired in hopeless poverty, the Celtic natives developed habits and a frame of mind that characterized them in the New World as lazy and improvident. Signs reading, "No Irish need apply," that freely hung around Boston, reflected more than prejudice, but the honest judgement of employers who could only use national origin to screen for stable workers...
They're worse when the fullback has to make another, and they're hopeless when the two running backs combine for a third...
...march and the reviewing stand, undoubtedly because no one expected trouble from soldiers on parade who, supposedly, carried no live ammunition. Thus a wide passage was left open that led straight to Sadat. The only shield afforded the President came when several plainclothesmen threw chairs over Sadat in a hopeless bid to save his life. Once the assassins had turned to flee toward the moving truck, the security guards gave chase, firing pistols and automatic rifles. Abu Ghazala, who had received shrapnel cuts in his face and right arm, sought to restore order amid the bloody chaos. "I told everybody...
...book. Korchnoi plays with creative abandon, moving "out of book" into unexplored permutations. A book play proved crucial in the match's opening contest. Korchnoi made questionable exchanges at moves 10 and 12, allowing Karpov to execute a centerboard attack on the 24th move. Korchnoi resigned a hopeless position after the 43rd turn...