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...reasons for expanding them into a book. "First," he said in an interview, "the letters provided a way to outline my position clearly, consistently and systematically." Second, Bok "was distressed at the level of discourse about moral issues--it was being diminished to the level of slogans, chants and picket signs. I write the letters not so much to persuade as to establish a level of discourse." Finally--and "this is a subtler point, and while I may not have succeeded in this respect, I have no regrets"--he wanted to combat what he considered "an excessive amount of cynicism...
...aircraft carriers Hermes and Invincible had nosed into position around the Falklands. The big ships, guarded by antisubmarine frigates and nuclear-powered hunter submarines, were as close as 90 miles to shore, while destroyers interposed themselves between the islands and the mainland to set up a radar "picket" about 100 miles west of the Falklands. Fighting 40-to-50-m.p.h. winds that whipped the frigid seas into 40-ft. waves-momentarily leaving the propellers of the lighter frigates spinning in mid-air-the British task force had begun an effort to choke off supplies to the occupiers, while Royal Marine...
Dive. Dive. The klaxon sounds. Periscopes go down. The Atlanta, commissioned a month ago, is on a test run, honing ship and crew for duty, before they go on station as a stealthy picket in the outer rim of U.S. defense. Vice Admiral Steven White, Commander Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, inspects his newest ward- The U.S.S. Atlanta on a sea trial in the Atlantic one of 81 submarines under
...NLRB rules that DiGiovanni does have a major interest in the three firms, the union says it will picket on Church Street to force DiGiovanni to bargain about Ferdinand's and Ha'penny...
Local 26 is now waiting for a decision later this week by the national Labor Relations Board on its right to picket the Bakery, The Atrium Cafe and Rufus Porter's on church Street...