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...readers realize how much effort is devoted to meshing the disparate tongues of journalese and English. In journalese, for example, the word chilling is an omnibus adjective modifying "scenario" in nuclear-weapons stories, "evidence" and "reminder" in crime stories and "effect" in any story on threats to the First Amendment. In English it is merely something one does with white wine. Reforms and changes can only be "sweeping" and investigations "widening," especially on days when the investigators have no actual news to report. "Mounting" is always followed by pressures or deficits. All arrays are "bewildering," whereas all contrasts are either...
...considered near misses. The gaudy interior, a bad copy of the Paris setting, includes such embarrassingly corny touches as violinists serenading customers as they climb stairs to the dining room. Nevertheless, Manhattan's Maxim's is merely a model; Cardin is planning a series of casual eateries called L'Omnibus de Maxim's, after the cafe L'Omnibus already operating in New York, and a chain of Maxim's Suite Hotels. The first is soon to open in Palm Springs. Says Monty Zullo, general manager of Maxim's American operations: "All along the line, plans involve the same trading...
...Asian nations are particularly alarmed by the thunder of trade-war drums in Washington. In May, the House of Representatives passed an omnibus 458-page trade bill that would require the President to open trade talks with any nation that achieved an "excessive trade surplus" with the U.S. through vaguely defined unfair practices. The aim of the talks would be to reduce the trade imbalance 10% annually in such a case. If no agreement was reached, the White House would have to retaliate, for example, by raising tariffs or tightening import quotas. Clearly aimed at such countries as Japan...
...York's program worked so well because it carried a big stick: the Omnibus Tax Equity and Enforcement Act. Passed by the state legislature last April, the bill raised penalties for many kinds of tax evasion and strengthened enforcement. On Feb. 1, the state began to get tough. Says New York Tax Commissioner Roderick Chu: "It's open season on tax cheats...
That is assuming, of course, that Marcos will maintain Tolentino on the K.B.L. ticket. Given the peculiar twists and turns of Philippine politics, it is quite possible that the ruling-party slate will change before, or even on, Feb. 7. Under Section 77 of the Omnibus Election Code, which was adopted three weeks ago, any candidate for President or Vice President can withdraw or be disqualified at any time until noon of election day, and any votes cast up to that point will be tallied for the person from the same party who has been named to fill the vacancy...