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Moreover, the Administration chose not just to demand a cutoff of the arms flow. It also gave all-out support to the shaky military-civilian junta now ruling El Salvador, sending not only American weapons but military training personnel. If that help enables the junta to prevail, the U.S. would indeed have broken a string of American setbacks and Communist successes. But if the junta should fall, either to the leftist guerrillas or -equally bad-to a coup by rightists misusing American aid, Washington would suffer an unnecessary setback round the world. The European allies and several friendly Latin American...
...future? Goodman does not indulge in hollow optimism or shrill pessimism. He is worried. If Saudi Arabia, which accounts for nearly one-third of OPEC's output, drastically cuts the flow, there will be economic depression in the West. On the brighter side: Saudi Arabian moderation may prevail in the Middle East; conservation and higher production in the West may curb the growth of petrodollars, increase confidence in currency and spur a greater sense of community. The bottom line of Paper Money is that, depending on those pesky exogenous variables, things could go either way. But before there...
...easily take any event from the 100-yard free to the 50-yard fly. One of the best match-ups of the day will occur when Vietz faces sophomore star Kathleen McCloskey in the sprint fly event. Although McCloskey is undefeated in the grueling 200-yard distance, Vietz could prevail...
...Crimson (4-7 overall, 2-3 Ivy) seeks its third consecutive victory tonight after close pre-exam triumphs over Yale and Dartmouth. With the past two one-goal wins, which followed heartbreaking losses to Boston College, Princeton, and Brown, the skaters have proven a knack to prevail in close contests...
...period. If the effort fails we will continue to argue for a negotiated resolution of the conflict. We recall, perhaps with unwarranted optimism, that it was Mrs. Thatcher--and not her Labor predecessors--who brought the Rhodesian crisis to a peaceful end. We hope that moderation and reason will prevail among President Reagan's appointees...