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...year history of the insurgency, will give the government and the rebels a chance to explore the possibilities of a longer-lasting settlement. Moreover, the truce will free Aquino to campaign for adoption of a new constitution in a plebiscite on Feb. 2. If approved, that charter will strengthen the powers of the presidency and give Aquino a firmer hand in dealing with the nation's problems...
Patricia A. Kates, Massachusetts director ofthe Group Against Smoking Pollution (GASP), saidthat she expects the study to strengthen the causeof non-smokers who call for "clean air" in publicplaces...
...Labor Party leader has said previously that if he were elected he would use the money now spent on nuclear weapons to strengthen conventional forces...
Duarte and a democratic El Salvador may find it difficult to last without substantial doses of continued American economic and military support. The U.S. has a high stake in Duarte's survival but seems uncertain precisely how best to strengthen his hand, apart from providing massive aid indefinitely. Says a Salvadoran banker: "The poor are a lot less afraid of Communism than the wealthy, and it is the poor who are suffering." U.S. policymakers are mindful of that assessment. To counter the implicit threat, Duarte, whose government is reportedly plagued by low-level official corruption, must not only obtain additional...
...sniped, "Let's not forget whose idea this was. It was Bud's idea. When you give lousy advice, you get lousy results." McFarlane then issued a statement conceding in effect that he had eventually gone along with the arms sales in the belief that they were needed "to strengthen reform-oriented Iranians," but that the public saw them as part of a swap for hostages. Said McFarlane: "As a senior adviser to the President, I should have anticipated this potential outcome. The failure to do so represents a serious error in judgment...