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...beginning this summer's pilgrimage, Turnberry on the west coast seems a happy spot, being so convenient to Glasgow. The course fairly floats in midair over the Firth of Clyde, much the way Pebble Beach overlooks the Pacific Ocean, including the crashing surf and even the barking seals. Turnberry's open spaces are generous, and the heavy work is yet to come: the hands ringing in the heather and the hands wringing over the gorse. Scottish golf is a bouncier brand, played as much on the ground as in the air, and only when the putts are rolling well does...
...error" leak was an attempt to head off criticism of the Aegis system, the defensive backbone of the Navy's 14 carrier battle groups. Critics charge that Aegis, which can monitor hundreds of targets at a time, has never been adequately tested and is better suited to the open ocean than to the crowded gulf. "The Navy has to protect the Aegis," said a congressional staff aide. "If Aegis doesn't work, the carrier groups can't survive...
...Michael Dukakis visited New Jersey in late July and castigated the Reagan Administration for its failure to deal with ocean pollution, downpours in Massachusetts caused raw sewage to spill into Boston harbor. Beaches had to be closed, underscoring an issue the Republicans may soon be raising: the state's continued failure to clean up what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls the "most contaminated area we have found." Dukakis insists that he has been working hard to cope with a mess he inherited. "I didn't pollute Boston harbor, but I'm the guy cleaning...
...summer. Time for Soviet workers weary from the rigors of perestroika to enjoy the sun and surf at their favorite beaches. This year, however, Soviet vacationers received a rude shock: from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, ; signs warned bathers to swim at their own risk because the water was polluted...
...goals. But in purely election-year terms, the speech earned a place in history for the variety and attractiveness of its metaphors. America is a great patchwork quilt. Jackson and Dukakis, anchored separately but coming together in the same harbor--going out to challenge the big ships in the ocean...