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...episode, freed from the obligation to pump out basic information, Bronowski is off to Jericho and an examination of agriculture as the basis for civilization. This is one of those undramatic notions whose miraculous qualities have faded with familiarity. Bronowski restores the vital and mysterious dimension with a simple tactic. He precedes his superb little essay on the domestication of wheat and animals in Jericho with a study of the Bakhtiari nomads of Iran, whose endless search for pasturage precludes the development of any culture worthy of the name. He then focuses on other nomads who domesticated only one animal...
...Guarantees. N.U.J. leaders maintain that their bid to establish closed shops is a tactic designed only to strengthen the union and hike wages -not to control editorial policy. But the publishers and many of their editors, including Alastair Hetherington of the highly respected Guardian, contend that what is at stake is freedom of the press. They claim that hi the past, labor pressure has forced the removal of articles critical of unions. Now, editors fear, in a closed-shop situation their jobs would depend on what they say in print. Said the London Times: "If the editor can be required...
...recently the Israelis, who have suffered through years of wanton attacks by Palestinian bombers and gunmen-terrorists are callous, cowardly murderers preying on innocent women and children. For their part, terrorists usually present themselves as revolutionaries, guerrillas and freedom fighters. They defend the use of violence as the necessary tactic of downtrodden peoples seeking to combat oppressive or colonial governments. In the eyes of their followers, the terrorists' successful use of violence often adds to, rather than detracts from their claim to respectability. Thus it is quite possible, if an independent Palestinian state is ever established, that statues...
...Ames. A former Navy pilot in Viet Nam, Harkin drew national attention in 1971 when, as an assistant to a House committee, he released photographs of the "tiger cage" treatment of political prisoners in South Viet Nam. Formerly a legal-aid lawyer, Harkin successfully employed an unusual campaign tactic by spending 27 days on 27 different jobs, ranging from welding to performing a housewife's home work, in order to acquaint himself with voters' concerns. Harkin urged tougher anti-inflation measures, tax reform and better care for the elderly. He readily accepts Scherle...
...Israeli frame of mind was not helped by the evidence that the commandos have not abandoned terrorism as a tactic. Just as the Rabat summit ended, three fedayeen were caught crossing into Israel from Lebanon; they were shot to death after an exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers. The Israelis reacted predictably by dispatching a fleet of small warships up the Mediterranean coast. The boats stood three miles offshore from a Palestinian refugee camp at Rashidiyeh in Lebanon and bombarded it, killing five Palestinians and injuring...