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...last week S.I.L. missions faced a serious rebuff in one of their most successful fieldwork areas-among tribes deep in the Amazon jungles of Brazil. The natives are not hostile-far from it. Forty-four field teams, mostly married couples, backed by five support bases equipped with light planes and sophisticated radio gear, have been peaceably at work for 22 years. But the government of Brazil has suddenly announced that in 1978 it will not renew permits for S.I.L. field teams to work in remote areas administered by the National Indian Foundation. No official explanation has been offered...
...image that Freddie, the son of a television repairman from Rego Park, Queens, seemed to rebuff every time he walked down the hall. He would argue IN A BIG VOICE for the shows he wanted, and rarely failed to point out the mistakes of those above him. CBS tolerated him, but did not like him. He never got the inflated title he might have expected ?senior or executive vice president?and he was not on the limousine list. Says a friend: "Freddie's a blue-collar worker ?he actually reads scripts and watches shows?and he doesn...
...bait on the question of strained relations." If the Russians were as upset as they claim, the aide reasoned, "it would seem to be time to sit down." Perhaps. But the fact that Carter publicly said he would welcome a meeting also gave Brezhnev a chance to rebuff a U.S. President while the world was watching...
...rebuff awakened some poignant memories in Israel. Many ships carrying Jewish refugees from the Nazi Holocaust vainly sought entry at ports in the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Caribbean. "We have learned from the history of the Jewish boats which wandered the seven seas looking for a haven and which were turned away," declared Menachem Begin last week. His first act as Israel's new Premier was to offer asylum and opportunities for resettlement to the 66 Vietnamese. Taiwan then allowed the group to land and go to Sung Shan International Airport for a flight to Israel...
...congressional action embittered the Turks, who felt that it was an insult to a staunch anti-Communist ally. The rebuff on the Phantoms was particularly galling since Congress last month approved the sale of 18 F-4s to Greece-on credit terms. Meanwhile, the embargo reduced the effectiveness of the Turkish air force by 50%; planes earmarked for NATO service were grounded for lack of spare parts...