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...nuclear confrontations. One suspects that the tension in the Middle East will never above altogether, that the absurdities such as the one going on in the South Atlantic will crop up as long as national sovereignty exists. But we have a responsibility, perhaps above all others, to shrink the nuclear peril. Arms reduction will help that cause. We must...
Thus his 1980 campaign chronicle is not the familiar insider's tale of life on the trail. He is no longer a boy on the bus seeking out the behind-the-scenes moments that give dimension to the electoral odyssey. "The outdoor reporting seems to shrink in significance, and what remains most relevant is the quiet moments at my desk," he concludes. "I could sit at home and learn as much or more about the frame of the campaign as I could on the road...
This is still the third largest fleet in the world, trailing only the U.S. (500) and the Soviet Union (693). It is a well-trained force that is respected for its seamanship, flexibility and firepower. But it is due to shrink even more. The decision of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to strengthen Britain's nuclear deterrent by spending $14 billion for four Trident-armed submarines means that the navy will have to economize by reducing the overall size of its fleet. By 1985, 17 destroyers and frigates will have been taken out of commission, and as new surface units...
...over charges and countercharges by the industry's two top competitors, Jeno's Inc. of Duluth, Minn., and Totino's pizza, a division of Pillsbury Co. of Minneapolis. The industry leader since the early 1970s, Jeno's has watched its slice of the market shrink to 20% since Pillsbury acquired Totino's in 1975. Fighting back, Jeno's sued Pillsbury last October for a mouthful of pizza sins, including "pizza crust patent infringement." In its suit, Jeno's maintained that Totino's had stolen the secret Jeno's crisp crust production...
...more than attitudes, and much of what Armani has contributed to contemporary design assumes, then conveys, a common, casual sensory enjoyment of clothing. Not as a statement, not as a sign language or a power trip or a status squelch or any of the other miscellany from the pop-shrink handbook; just as a simple and sustaining pleasure all unto itself...