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...have dismayed them. Even before Carter took office, Kissinger's innovative step-by-step diplomacy had stalled. Carter has been unable to restore the momentum and the region is probably closer to war than when he came to power. This week Secretary of State Cyrus Vance departs for a ten-day swing through Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Israel. He was not optimistic as he left Washington, and there is growing apprehension that the Administration will fail to make good on Carter's vow to move significantly closer to peace "this year...
Carter ended the summit with an open invitation to Begin to "call any time, any day." The next step in getting the parties to Geneva is up to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. He will start a ten-day trip to the Middle East on Aug. 1, stopping in five Arab states before visiting Begin and Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan in Jerusalem. Vance's aides are worried about what kind of reception he will get in the Arab world. Said one U.S. official: "The problem with all this is how the Arabs will feel about it. Frankly, I think...
...day period, the line has suffered five physical mishaps, three of which caused shutdowns lasting a total of 13 days. The latest accident occurred last week when an earthmover burying part of the 48-in. pipeline struck a valve. That set off a gusher that spewed hot black goo over 15 acres of surrounding tundra and two ponds before technicians could shut down the line and begin repairs. As it happened, the line had just resumed limited operation after a ten-day shutdown caused by the most serious of its start-up accidents. At Pumping Station 8, 38 miles from...
...Oval Office three times for private chats with his boss. At the moment, he is on the phone to a key Senator, reminding him firmly but pleasantly of the importance of a bill that seems to be in trouble. A foreign policy adviser is just leaving after discussing the ten-day trip that will take Fritz Mondale through a series of meetings this week and next with the heads of state of Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia, Austria, Great Britain and South Africa...
Auckland's "hospital without walls" is aimed not so much at eliminating hospitalization as at shortening it. Barring unforeseen complications, patients who have undergone gall-bladder operations, for example, are sent home only five days after surgery-compared with a typical ten-day hospital stay in the U.S. For these Auckland patients, however, hospital care continues at home. Nurses pay them regular visits. Family members are trained to meet their special needs. Patients may even borrow hospital equipment. It may be an everyday item like a bedpan or cane-or more complicated gear: a respirator, wheelchair or even...