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...same time, relations between Kissinger and Schlesinger, two strongwilled, independent men, grew tenser. They had been squabbling since the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, when Kissinger charged that Schlesinger tried to stall the massive resupply of U.S. weapons to the Israelis. A year later, Kissinger promised to consider sending Pershing missiles to Israel; Schlesinger, who had not been consulted when Kissinger made the promise, contended that reopening production lines for the missile was impractical. More seriously, they increasingly disagreed on détente, notably on just what concessions could safely be made to the Russians to gain an agreement...
...sheer talent. In just a few years, all by herself, she built a great opera company in Boston, a city that did not really want one. Operating in what a colleague describes as "a wilderness of gymnasiums, hockey rinks, old movie houses, an indoor track and a converted flower stall," Caldwell produced operas, including difficult ones that no one else would touch, and staged them ingeniously (she had to, given her cramped quarters). Working day and night as her own conductor, administrative boss, stage director, talent hunter, principal researcher and fund raiser, she has become a symbol of the vigorous...
...Smith, Boone Country," the Kentucky state Y.D. chairman paced the room in his cowboy boots and hat and three piece white suit and protested that "Kentucky's got a lotta country folks got no address 'cept Boone County." The credentials committee finally gave in after the Kentuckians threatened to stall the entire convention by examining all the address sheets of other states for missing items like zip codes...
...uneasiness continued to surface on Capitol Hill about parts of the Administration's Sinai deal. The main focus is the private Kissinger assurance to the Israelis that they will get a "positive" hearing on their request for some sophisticated weapons, including Pershing missiles. Congressional Democrats have vowed to stall the vital technicians resolution until the Administration reveals all such agreements it has made with Middle Eastern governments. Meanwhile, Kissinger last week began an effort to seize a negotiating opportunity on a new Middle East front, the Golan Heights. Before the current six-month mandate for U.N. peace keeping...
...wife Hilda face the morning routine alone, and the change is tacitly registered by the somewhat uncomfortable silence. After slicing Doug a piece of leftover wedding cake to take to work, Hilda gets ready for her trip to the neighboring village of Wednesfield, where she has a textile stall at the outdoor market...