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...human intellect--survives because of short--sight-edness, dogmatic inertia, and the refusal to admit mistakes. The irony is cruel--not merely absurd--in light of the fear and bewilderment of people who live near places like Three Mile Island and Ginna, who realize that their safety is a pawn in a political game. Perhaps we may yet come to our senses and start closing down the 71 plants that stand like so many monuments to blind faith in technology and technocracy. But time is short, and the danger of a disaster grows each day. Nothing that has happened lately...
...advantages of a Phi Beta Kappa key [Dec. 28] is its pawn value. In 1935 I hocked mine (Hamilton College, 1930) for $5 to help pay for food and fuel. Thomas C. Grubb Mount Vernon, Ohio
...following day Mousavi briefed the Ayatullah on Vinogradov's proposal, then officially informed the Soviets that it was under consideration. Khomeini is known to be deeply suspicious of Moscow for its role in crushing Islamic revolutionaries in Afghanistan, and is wary of allowing Iran to become a strategic pawn of either superpower. But growing numbers of the ruling clergy are beginning to believe the Soviets can be used for protection and economic assistance without compromising Iranian autonomy...
...with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Gaddafi called the Soviet Union a "friend" and the U.S. a "devil." Said he: "America does not have friends, but only slaves. We refuse to accept slavery and are therefore considered enemies." Yet most analysts feel that Gaddafi is not a Soviet pawn. He has refused to allow the U.S.S.R. to have a military base in his country. "I suspect that the Soviets are in no better position to understand Gaddafi than the Americans or the Europeans," says an Israeli intelligence expert...
Police will begin contacting area pawn shops today to circulate descriptions of Webster's jewelry, Charbrier said, adding that her suitcase and a tote bag she was carrying have not been located...