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...would not be an exaggeration." Indeed, on confirming the second rescue, Lloyd's management ordered the famed "Lutine" bell rung twice, the insurers' traditional signal of a successful salvage, though normally of a more earthly vessel. The underwriters also awarded Allen and Gardner its silver medal of merit for services performed; only three others have been awarded since World...
...better question now may be not whether Reagan will be different but whether the world may make some adjustment to him. The polls in Europe show a marked increase in respect for Reagan. The Soviets have made several intriguing comments that suggest they are finding more merit in his arms-control proposals than they ever noted before the election. There are some sage observers in this city who claim they even detect a slight mellowing in Tip O'Neill...
...nothing!" He made his demands sharp: that the Democratic Party in the South establish in each of the old Confederate states one distinct district where a black Congressman would be nominated and, with the support of the party, be elected. In other words: not participation by individual merit but group participation with rewards shared by the numbers of race. He ran this course into the campaign: blacks must wait for Jesse's "signal," white politicians must negotiate for black votes through his Rainbow Coalition...
...Organization for Women and the National Women's Political Caucus-are shrewd and tough, and they have their own agenda. They demand passage of the Equal Rights Amendment as the seal of all equality, although it can be argued that the ERA might prove to be of dubious merit for it gives to men equal rights with women, such as the right to resist draft in wartime if women are not drafted, or the right to refuse combat duty if women may refuse. Women's agenda includes, as is long overdue, equal pay for equal work-but also...
...does not explore the threat that Ortega and Marcial pose to this dream. Marcial, who killed himself last year, was no more a social democrat than Jesse Helms, and Ortega's claim to peace, love, and understanding has, in the years since Torrijos' death, lost some of its merit. While Greene's attitude toward the United States, which for years refused him permission to enter this country, is openly critical, there are other forces in the region which act in opposition to the General's hopeful vision of the future. These forces Greene chooses to ignore...