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...SCENARIO is almost too obvious: record executives hear the energy-packed Alive on Arrivaland construct the plastic formula enabling Forbert to become the Barry Manilow of the street-punk-rocker crowd. Alive on Arrival is an uncut gem. Unfortunately the attempted refinement of Jack Rabbit Slimmarred the original stone. Maybe next time Steve Forbert can restore...
...speakers did not relish depicting the gruesome scenario; as psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton noted, "It's painful-we're filling our heads with images of annihilation." But they persevered, often eloquently, because they were crusading for a universally vital cause-the prevention of a nuclear holocaust...
...This scenario is not the product of an avid Hollywood scriptwriter. It is a grim projection by British experts who know only too well that the apparently placid Thames can turn with little warning into a terrifying torrent. To forestall the disaster that a "worst case" Thames flood would produce, British engineers are rushing to complete by the end of 1982 an extraordinary project: a giant, movable steel and concrete flood barrier that in normal circumstances will allow the passage of large ships but rise up during flood threats to block the menacing waters...
...Ford backers claim to be heartened by Iowa. They envision Reagan continuing to slip while Bush fails to establish himself as the definite front runner. Then the party, runs the scenario, would turn to tried-and-true Jerry, who now plans to make a series of speeches around the country and claims that he would be "available if the ball bounced one way." Just two days after the caucuses, Ford sounded like a candidate when he sharply attacked Carter. He accused the President of "naively misreading Soviet military and diplomatic intentions." Blaming Carter's "cutting back" of the military...
Faced with such a scenario many of the more radical Marcos critics among the clergy have actively opposed John Paul's visit and still bridle at what they see as Sin's timidity in mobilizing the Church's vast resources. Several bishops, including one from as far away as South Korea, originally wrote to the Vatican urging the Pope not to come, because Marcos would inevitably explot the visit. Since his acceptance, others are preparing "position papers" to be sent to the Vatican outlining the issues. All Marcos needs is one picture of himself smiling alongisde the Pope...