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...development (including scientific research) of space strike weapons." In Geneva, Karpov did leave a little maneuvering room by stating, with studied ambiguity, that "we're not against basic research--we never were. We are against research that leads to the creation of space strike weapons." If the Soviets insist on a narrow definition of research, an arms deal could be aborted. Speaking to reporters last week in Cincinnati, Reagan refused to "retreat from research" on SDI. Asked if he would stand firm on testing components for Star Wars, he replied, "That goes along with research...
...FACT THAT pornography is an $8 billion a year industry makes a compelling argument for those feminists who insist that legislating anti-porn censorship is a futile effort. Eradicating images of women's subjection to violence and degradation, they argue, overlooks the reality the images represent...
...years. But the downward revisions seem to some experts to be at odds with recommendations from the National Cancer Institute and with a 1982 report from the academy itself urging Americans to eat more foods rich in vitamins A and C as a possible hedge against cancer. Others, however, insist that the reductions are soundly based on the latest scientific evidence and bring the U.S. into line with other countries. Many nutritionists point out that there is plenty of leeway in the RDA figures; even the proposed levels are established above the minimum needed to prevent nutritional deficiencies. Besides, RDAs...
...products that consumers judged to be of poor design and workmanship, unwittingly setting themselves up as targets for foreign competitors. Standout example: Japanese cars are no longer remarkably cheap in the U.S., but they sell heavily on what Detroit automakers concede is a reputation for superior quality. American automen insist they have improved the quality of their cars enough to equal the Japanese, but many motorists do not believe them. Workmanship is also a problem for U.S. exporters: surveys show that Japanese consumers think the quality of American goods is inferior to that of their...
...flatness of the people's lives in Wildrose matches the flatness of the film's characters. The small town is populated with a familiar cast of bar sleazes, unemployed drunks, old women watching from their front porches, and male chauvinist breadwinners who insist that a woman's place is in the home. The mine crew, affectionately referred to as "pit-rats", sit around cracking obscene jokes and generally giving June a hard time for doing "a man's work." While sexism is a given condition of the hard lifestyle that June assumes, it is repeatedly a one-sided charge...