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...islands would stay British. The British have softened this stand by stating that while the wishes and interests of the islanders must be considered in any settlement, those need not necessarily be the deciding factors. However, said Thatcher, "we are working for a peaceful solution, not a peaceful sellout. Our objective would be to allow the people of the Falkland Islands their own wishes, to live their own way of life under the government of their choice...
Reserve forward Kevin McHale and veteran guard Nate Archibald led a Boston Celtics' fourth-quarter rally that helped seal the Green's 111-103 victory last night over the Philadelphis 76ers before a sellout crowd at the Garden. The win moved the Celtics into first place in the NBA's Atlantic division, one half a game in front of the second-place Sixers...
...long as a majority of its population-two-thirds Protestant-so desires. Humphrey Atkins, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, last week created an advisory council composed of 50 Protestants and Roman Catholics to help him govern Ulster. That plan was criticized by Protestants fearful of a "sellout," but former British Labor Prime Minister James Callahan went further. He called for a separate parliament and citizenship for Ulster...
When Sir James Goldsmith launched his weekly newsmagazine Now! 19 months ago, he gave it a rousing sendoff. The pugnacious French-British entrepreneur spent more than $ 1 million on promotion, and the initial pressrun of 416,000 copies was a sellout. With the London Sunday Times and its glossy magazine shut down by a labor dispute, upscale advertisers flocked to the new publication. Start-up costs were high ($5.4 million), but the brash publisher was undeterred. Said Sir James: "If it has the feeling of life in it, I will keep it going, even with losses...
THAT'S THE PROBLEM. Cronenberg isn't a two-bit avaricious director; he's the best. And Scanners, an almost immediate sellout, must certainly be his worst film...