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...predominant concern during Watergate was not the investigations that formed the headlines of the day. It I was to sustain the credibility of the U.S. as a major power. We could-and did-take diplomatic initiatives; we could- and did-utter warnings against threats to our security. But the authority to implement them was beginning to seep away...
...ultimately must be waged within the mind of each individual. But one need not struggle completely alone--groups such as The Council for a Liveable World and Physicians for Social Responsibility provide information to counter both apathy and ignorance. If it is apparent that mass fear and widespread illusion sustain the arms race, it is also becoming clear that to halt it, such emotions must be replaced by courage and intelligence on a similar scale. Human history offers no precedent of such a transformation...
...interest was in St. Joe Minerals, which was the object of Fluor's friendly takeover bid in April of 1981. It doesn't take much of a political observer to know that Fluor's work on South Africa's coal gasification plans has enabled that racist regime to further sustain itself, reason enough to sell, of course...
...hardware, though the Reagan Administration has made frequent accusations that significant numbers of weapons are being clandestinely supplied to the guerrillas by Nicaragua. According to some leftist sources, the main reason the insurgents failed to launch an expected offensive in mid-January was that their ammunition stocks could not sustain both a major attack and a longer-range war of attrition...
...want to establish a strong committment to women's athletics," said Brown University athletic director John Parry. The round-robin system is "a purer way to define a champion" He added, "If a team can sustain its winning streak through seven games, that team is certainly worthy of the Ivy championship. But what happens if the star player happens to be injured the one weekend of the tournament...