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...Soviet forbearance, claimed Brezhnev, has brought about a distinct improvement in Sino-Soviet relations. Trade has begun to increase between the two countries, and he expects a continued rise in the future. But subsequent Soviet speakers lambasted the Chinese -one described their brand of Communism as "repulsive"-creating a stir of disapproval among the North Korean, North Vietnamese, Japanese and Rumanian delegations...
Recipe for a business boom: take the hip lifestyle, add a pinch of nostalgia and stir in generous helpings of Ralph Nader. That unlikely combination has created one of the nation's fastest-rising businesses, the merchandising of organic foods. Basically, these are the foods that great-grandma used to eat. They are grown without the aid of chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and processed without the use of emulsifiers, mold inhibitors, bleaches, preservatives, binders, buffers, drying agents or any other test-tube additives...
Italy does have ardent conservation groups like the Rome-based Italia Nostra (Our Italy), which has prodded the government into curbing commercial development in at least one of Italy's forest areas. Now the public, the courts and regional governments are beginning to stir. A Rome magistrate, for example, has ordered Mayor Clelio Darida to install equipment to treat the city's sewage, much of which now flows raw into the River Tiber, or spend three months in jail for every day he fails to fulfill the order. Such a system, say city engineers, will cost $160 million...
Last week, one of the few remaining links of iron was broken. In a long-awaited action, the Conservative government published a new immigration bill that will drastically reduce the right of non-white Commonwealth citizens to enter Britain. The bill is certain to stir a storm of protest, but its passage is regarded as a foregone conclusion...
...talks, the words themselves begin to stir up whatever energy in him remains. "We must confront the present government. It must respect our wishes. It must cease and desist from protecting capitalism...