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...navy's aim was to peacefully evacuate the Argentine invaders and restore British sovereignty. But Defense Secretary John Nott declared on Sunday that Britain was prepared to fight to regain control of the islands. Argentina's President, General Leopoldo Fortunate Galtieri, warned that his nation would not retreat and that, if attacked, would "present battle with all the means at its disposal...
...descent over the Pacific. When a coastline finally appeared, Skipper Lousma cheerfully announced, "I think we're booming right over the Commander in Chiefs ranch right now." In fact, he was above Baja California, rather than the hills north of Los Angeles, site of President Reagan's retreat. Apparently he was still thinking of the glide path the shuttle would have followed had it landed as scheduled the day before...
...Reagan for the growing fears of nuclear war, and White House aides admit that indiscreet statements by the President and some of his key aides may have contributed to the anxiety. But Administration officials offer no apologies for their talk of a defense buildup, and do not plan to retreat. Says one White House adviser: "One of the prices you pay for raising the specter of Soviet nuclear superiority is that you make people face up to the nature of the dangers we are facing...
...Incineration, for example, costs more than $100 per bbl., vs. $25 simply to bury the stuff. EPA officials admitted last week that even before the ban went into effect, they had decided to scuttle it as "unworkable." Edgy environmentalists think that may still happen, despite last week's retreat by the agency. Reason: the EPA filed a separate proposal last month to replace the ban with a standard allowing barrels containing toxic liquids to make up 25% of landfill wastes. Says Khristine Hall of the Environmental Defense Fund: "Those things leak. That's why they were banned...
With petroleum prices in worldwide retreat, does it make any sense for the U.S. to enact a tax that might nudge the price back up again just for Americans? In a rising chorus, economists and energy experts everywhere have been answering with a deafening yes. By last week there were signs that Washington was beginning to listen. Proposals for levies of various sorts were under active examination in Congress, and top White House officials reported growing support for an energy-tax package within the Administration itself...