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...have fought three wars there in only 20 years. Israel intends to hold this area with military installations. At Bir Gifgafa, 15 miles north of the Giddi Pass, is a giant forward base containing tank-repair shops and jet-fighter strips that could be relinquished. But closer to Israel, newer and more sophisticated airbases have been or are being built. Etzion, near Eilat, and Etam, about 30 miles south of Rafah, are already operational. A third base between them is still under construction...
...just restyled itself as the New New York Times; and when so pivotal an institution changes, something important is being said about American journalism. It is as if a dignified old lady, much revered in her own stately way but feeling a little dowdy, decided to adjust to the newer fashions-without tarting herself up too much. The change so far is one of personality, but it could become unintentionally a change of character...
...current program sends more money to the newer sun-belt cities and to suburban cities, and less money to the older cities with greater concentrations of poor and minorities, Frieden said...
Pepsi's main Russian import is Stolichnaya vodka, distributed by the company's Monsieur Henri subsidiary. It is aimed at the caviar set, costing $7.99 a fifth-$2 more than U.S.-made Smirnoff, the bestselling brand. A newer import in which Pepsi finds promise is a champagne called Nazdorovya, said to be the product of vineyards planted in 1870 on Czar Alexander II's estate...
Meurs cites another lesson for seamen that will-or should-become obvious as the bigger, newer ships replace smaller, overage clunkers: "The market for bunglers is dwindling...