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...assess the situation, Haig then consulted with his top aides in a series of talks that lasted nearly three hours. "It was a put-down for him," said a participant. "He was hurt." The Secretary and his confidants tried to explore the motivations behind the appointment. Was it a slap at Haig? Was it a power play on the part of the White House staff? Was it a genuine effort by the President to recover a greater role in foreign policy? During the course of these talks, Haig seriously considered resigning. One factor that influenced his decision to stay...
...buoyed by the ecstasy of a three-goal lead, the slap on the wrist failed to contain the horde and the taunts and chants--though not the fish--continued. On the ice, Harvard's famously inept power play had no success against the Cornell penalty-killers, and designated jailbird Brock Tredway left the box two minutes later with the score unchanged...
...wonderful that TOT can do this. It is perhaps even more wonderful that its members want to, and are willing to put up with almost any touring mishap and slap-happy road-company misfortune in order to let people in places far from regular opera companies sample a little Puccini or get a glimpse of Rossini's Cinderella. In characteristic down-home fashion, a TOT invitation for that work urges, "Come see Cinderella win out over her two grasping stepsisters. Come see her wed the handsome Prince." Notes the Houston Grand Opera's general director, David Gockley: "Opera...
...voiced fears that Carter officials had made too many concessions to A T & T in their rush to wrap up the case before the new President took office. Said William McGowan, chairman of MCI Telecommunications, which is battling Bell for the long-distance telephone market: "It sounds like a slap on the wrist." Added Herbert Jasper, Washington lobbyist for a group of telecommunications companies: "It appears to be a free ride...
...budget that Jimmy Carter sent to Congress last week was a cold slap of reality for Ronald Reagan on the eve of his Inauguration. The legacy of federal largesse that Reagan inherits is far worse than he had suspected, and the yawning budget deficit severely threatens his strategy to stimulate the U.S. economy by cutting taxes...