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...knocked off balance by a loving orphan was in its way a subtle lobby for yet another cause, Foster Grandparents. Wonder of wonders, the group has escaped the ax. Jane Russell, whose cantilevered brassiere was the sensation of the movie era that also elevated Ronald Reagan, showed up to plead against changes in children's programs that she supports. Luscious Liz Taylor, newly svelte, and some weary turtles from the fifth-rate aquarium kept in the Commerce Department basement were enlisted to stave off the budget knife for their respective interests, the arts and sea life. The National Symphony...
...departure of many families from the Oxford-Massachusetts Avenue neighborhood, is objecting to the efforts of certain city officials to "down-zone" the area and to take other action to prevent expansion. These concerns have, in my firm opinion, been made known to city officials in a position to plead for more cooperation from Lesley, as the reversal of their decision to withdraw the Compass Program might be an example of such cooperation...
...Department of Justice, where government lawyers must decide how to track down and apprehend the approximately 40,000 men who did not sign up last summer, plus however many have not complied since then, spokesmen point to the White House and plead ignorance. "We have to wait for more information on how the president feels on the matter," one Justice Department spokesman said...
...Europeans have not been able to agree on a unified approach for battling the Japanese. In November, auto-industry representatives from France, Italy, Sweden, West Germany and Britain went to Tokyo to plead for export restraints. But at exactly the same time, Volkswagen Chairman Toni Schmücker was busy arranging an important deal with Nissan, maker of Datsuns, that could eventually lead to the production of up to 200,000 Volkswagens in Japan. Said one Volkswagen official: "I think there's an American saying for it: 'If you can't beat 'em, join...
...Amnesty International staffer, Josh Rubinstein, told the councilors that they might be able to persuade city officials around the world to cease human rights violations and plead the cases of city officials held as political prisoners...