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Deadly Risk. "It's a standoff," said one police officer as the long siege of the kidnap hideout began. While a spotter plane kept the house under constant surveillance, armored cars were stationed outside the front door, and more than 200 soldiers and police surrounded the floodlit house. Loudspeaker appeals for the kidnapers' surrender were met with a broadside of obscene oaths from Gallagher. A psychologist was rushed to the scene to listen to conversations in the besieged bedroom that were monitored by sophisticated electronic equipment borrowed from Scotland Yard. Herrema was heard to call hoarsely for food...
Last week's episode dramatically demonstrated the political standoff that has left the U.S. without any coherent energy policy. Lacking the votes to get his own programs passed, Ford can only attempt to bludgeon the Democrats into considering them by vetoing their party's legislation-not only on energy but also on other matters. The Democrats, despite their huge majorities, usually cannot muster the strength to override (an exception: both houses last week voted to enact a $7.9 billion aid-to-education bill, overcoming a presidential no). "This has become a Government by veto," lamented Rhode Island Democrat...
...Jerusalem, Israelis rancorously debated the crisis in their special relationship with the U.S. in the aftermath of the Kissinger standoff...
...since the Communists refuse to deal with Thieu, no political arrangement seems possible so long as he remains in power. Conversely, Thieu has made it clear that he will not tolerate a political role for the Communists. Thus the political standoff seems unresolvable. What is left is the war, and in that the Communists as of last week seemed to have the upper hand...
...Everyone knew there would be a standoff if we met under formal conditions," says Strasberg, so the meeting was arranged socially. Coppola and Strasberg talked about Toscanini; Coppola's father had played flute with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Soon afterward, Paramount placed the official call. Strasberg told the studio to make him an offer, which he promptly refused. "Ten thousand dollars-that was silly," he sniffs...