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...visit to a naval base in his district. Lehman, it turned out, was peeved that Hartnett had tried to stop him from selling a destroyer, based in Charleston, to Pakistan. "Oh, don't worry," said the President. No sooner had Hartnett returned to his office than the phone rang. Lehman was telephoning from Japan. "I'll be there," promised the Secretary. "Oh, by the way, we'll make sure that destroyer stays in your district." Hartnett was pleased by the favor, but he was still uneasy about the tax bill. "I couldn't quite imagine people...
...past, Japanese companies have proceeded slowly and cautiously into the personal computer market. As late as 1979, Japan accounted for almost none of the $447 million worth of personal computers sold worldwide. As the industry exploded, however, Japan's presence began to be felt. Last year Japanese manufacturers rang up sales of $210 million. The companies include a number of well-established firms with recognizable brand names in digital watches, stereo equipment and calculators: Canon, Hitachi, Toshiba, Seiko, Sharp and Casio. Nippon Electric Co., the giant electronics firm, is now selling $100 million worth of personal computer equipment...
...None of them are happy." Michael Palm, the senior advisor in charge of incoming non-resident students, said last week, adding. "The reactions rang from disappointed to enraged, and the enraged will likely take residence elsewhere...
Once again the alarms rang out. Returning from a four-day trip to the Central Asian city of Tashkent, Brezhnev, 75, was reportedly carried from his Ilyushin 62 jet on a stretcher. The news raised questions not only about his possible successor but, more important, about how the Soviet Union's policies might change under a new leadership...
...ailment: during lift-off it lost several dozen heat-shielding tiles. As Columbia whirled 150 miles above the earth, still other things began to go wrong-two television cameras failed, the $1.2 million toilet clogged, a latch on the cargo-bay doors temporarily jammed, mysterious static rang in the astronauts' ears, and a teleprinter spilled paper wildly. The most serious failure came when gremlins knocked out some of the shuttle's radio links, briefly raising fears that there might be a premature halt to the mission...