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...nation can be expected to join Egypt in the autonomy negotiations with Israel unless the P.L.O. gives at least tacit approval. U.S. officials believe that the P.L.O. may give that approval, eventually and grudgingly. One reason was offered last week by a member of the Palestine National Council, the quasi parliament that theoretically directs the P.L.O.: "With our military option no longer existing, we realize we must work politically, and the only way to do that is through Washington, since America is the only country that has any real influence on Israel...
...second pitch into the leftfield stands. The fence was only 250 ft., but never mind, nobody was counting up feet. They were counting up Appling's 75 years. As far as anyone could remember, he is the oldest player to hit a home run in even a quasi-major-league game. A surprised Warren Spahn, 61, the former Milwaukee Brave pitching ace who served up the gopher ball, confessed, "I didn't figure Appling could even hit that far." Said Appling, who these days coaches batting for the Atlanta Braves' minor league teams: "I guess these young...
...Jews the world over, the war in Lebanon has entailed anguished soul-searching. Isolation is nothing new to Israel, but doubt about the moral foundation of its actions is. Already troubled by the increased violence in the occupied territories and the quasi-annexation of the West Bank, many Jews as well as Gentiles wonder if the destruction in Lebanon can be justified...
...reporters in Israel, trying to get past Israeli border guards into Lebanon was a quasi-military operation. NBC Cameraman Yossi Greenberg tried the direct approach: he raced through an open gate at 80 m.p.h. in a rented car. This prompted a guard to fire over his head with an M-16 automatic rifle to try to scare him back. Later, Greenberg, like other reporters, took advantage of an opening in the 60-mile-long border fence into Lebanon. In the first two days some correspondents slipped past simply by following Israeli armored columns through the gap; the dust churned...
...There are always personality clashes in a quasi-judicial agency like the rent board," he says. "When you do not get what you want, arguments are inevitable. "But Healy stresses that "if there are any problems with the actions of the board. I have no difficulty in reviewing the membership." He says he is aware that some members of the current board--especially Alfred Cohn--may have an unfair advantage because of their seniority. "Should we replace him [Cohn?]" Healy asks, and then responds to his own question, saying. "I don't think that he's performing poorly...