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...start negotiations to buy a similar surveillance plane from Britain, the Nimrod. When the Soviets refused to resupply Iraq after the outbreak of the gulf war, Dictator Saddam Hussein turned to Egypt, France and some East-bloc arms dealers. Where is the reward for restraint? And where are the limits to global arming...
...dead hostage out the door of the embassy. It was Lavasani; he had volunteered, to be the first victim. By murdering a hostage, the terrorists apparently thought they could force the British government to meet their safe conduct demand. Instead, at Whitelaw's command, the killing triggered "Operation Nimrod," for which the S.A.S. force had been preparing for several days. Within 30 minutes, some 20 S.A.S. commandos, clad in black and wearing hoods, gas masks and armored vests, attacked the embassy from the roof and from adjoining town houses. They carried submachine guns, pistols and stun grenades, whose "thunderflash...
...that only 38% of the public wanted him to run for re-election and that half the people did not want him even to try. A similar survey last week indicated that 50% of the public think he should run again and only 38% are opposed. Explains Investment Banker Nimrod Frazer, a Democratic fund raiser in Montgomery, Ala.: "People down here say that Carter has finally stopped fooling around and has taken charge. Taken charge-that's the buzz word...
...jumped from less than $1 in 1976 to $29 last week before a two-for-one split Friday. It has made a million dollars for each of 14 ground-floor investors from Montgomery; Mendel alone has stock profits of more than $5 million. Says Montgomery Investment Banker Nimrod Frazer, whose holdings are worth $335,000: "Kinder-Care is the biggest piece of capitalism that Montgomery has ever...
Some who are skeptical about how much sacrifice is necessary are nevertheless willing to make personal decisions that, if multiplied by millions, would create the shifts Carter's plan seeks. Vance Nimrod of Greenville, Miss., does not intend to get rid of his current Cadillac, but vows: "I'll never buy another one." Richard Otis, a bricklayer in Memphis, had been thinking about buying a Lincoln Continental, but is now looking at smaller cars. Even without the possibility of increased oil-heating costs, Patty Hotchkiss, a town board member in Bedford, N.Y., is looking for a small, well-insulated house...