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...inextricably linked. Europe's safety can be guaranteed only by a continued U.S. threat to retaliate against any Soviet attack; hence, a potential American shift from a strategy of deterrence to one of defense is frightening. Another fear is that the U.S. will spurn any Soviet offer to scrap significant numbers of missiles in the talks now under way in Geneva if the Soviets continue to insist that a halt to Star Wars research be included in any arms-control package. Such an impasse, warns one British official, could trigger "NATO's worst postwar crisis...
...first four days in Bonn. NBC Correspondent Irving R. Levine clambered onto a restaurant table so cameras could present a clear shot of him delivering his report with the Rhine in the background. The reporters raced among briefings often conducted simultaneously in five languages and scrambled for every scrap of news or reasonable facsimile thereof. Sample: TV interviewers surrounded Nakasone after his bilateral talk with Reagan and asked whether he favored more trade concessions. Nakasone's studiedly uninformative reply: "The discussion is on this matter...
Evans, however, was one of the few Harvard players who had to scrap for her win. Evans, ranked third nationality at the beginning of the season, squared off against Stephanie Rice--one of the top players in the East...
...grim kind of camaraderie is evident among owners of orphaned computers. Those who cannot afford to scrap their machines or donate them to schools as tax deductions often turn to fellow users for comfort and support. As a result, hundreds of orphan-user groups have sprung up across the U.S., holding meetings in company cafeterias, community centers, classrooms and dens. Members swap tips on software, sources for ever scarcer accessories, and techniques for getting the most out of their discontinued machines...
...Government bought itself a lot of headaches during the 1970s when it created Conrail, the freight rail system in the East, and Amtrak, the national passenger railroad. At the time, the entire rail business was chugging toward the scrap pile. More than a decade of refurbishing and streamlining, however, has given railroading a shiny new look. Amtrak and Conrail, stoked by $18 billion in subsidies, have rebuilt their equipment and images...