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...neutron warhead, gave what amounted to a qualified endorsement of the weapon. Said Charles Hernu, the Defense Minister in the new Socialist government of François Mitterrand: "The neutron bomb must not obscure the reality of the threats posed by the [Soviet] Euromissiles." In West Germany, Franz Josef Strauss, who was the conservative Christian Democratic opponent to Schmidt in last year's election, said that the "dismal situation of defense budgets" in NATO countries had left Reagan with no real alternative...
...Soviets also got Brandt to push their idea of a nuclear "free zone" in Scandinavia. NATO would agree not to install any weapons in the region, but the Soviets remain vague on whether they would dismantle any such arms on their side of the border. Franz Josef Strauss, the conservative candidate who opposed Schmidt in last year's election, charges that Brandt has allowed himself to become part of "Brezhnev's psychological warfare aimed at intimidating the West...
...reason that South Carolina now has the third fastest growing industrial sector of any state in the U.S. is Charleston International Airport. Among the companies that have set up factories within an easy drive of the twin-runway airport: Cummins Engine, Du Pont, Levi Strauss, Memorex, Celanese and Exxon. Says Michael Kazeef, a manager for Alumax Inc., a leading aluminum producer: "In Washington State, the airport is 120 miles from our plant and going there was a big inconvenience. For any large company, an airport close by is a necessity. Vendors, salesmen, parts, cargo, company officials, you name...
...Erika Strauss...
Brooks calls this "parody display." His most obvious example is blue jeans, first mass-produced by Levi Strauss in the 19th century as cheap, durable work pants. This had nothing to do with Veblen's view of fashion as a weapon in class conflict. But when worn faded and threadbare by college students in the next century, a pah" of Levi's flashed the word that one was secure enough to dress like an underpaid ranch hand. The parody was enriched when grimy denims became the uniform of unemployed hippies, and the current irony is that designer jeans...