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Observers differed on whether the West Bank disorders stemmed principally from local discontent or were the work of P.L.O. provocateurs. In either case, the unrest seemed to threaten the much heralded municipal elections scheduled to be held in 25 West Bank communities next month. Yet the long-term effect could prove beneficial. "At least Israel is debating in the same forum as the P.L.O ," noted an Egyptian official. "Now perhaps something can be organized where they can get to the guts of the problem...
...indirect visual statement. When the reporters leave their oasis of light to pursue their investigations, Washington?that city of broad avenues and vistas?becomes, as Pakula visualizes it, a dark and scary place. Its great public buildings loom up suddenly and oppressively out of the shadows, dominating, seeming to threaten the tiny figures of the ever-hustling newsmen. When, finally, they begin to penetrate the homes of potential informants, the material the reporters seek comes haltingly, fearfully, from people who, even in familiar surroundings, seek to shelter themselves in dimness. It is only when their sources begin to open...
Whatever economic advantages they bring, however, the newcomers sometimes threaten to perpetuate in new territory many of the offenses of urban sprawl around the big cities. Especially in many communities of the Sunbelt, oldtimers have grown bitterly aware that the massive invasions have overloaded public services, overwhelmed police and fire departments, water supplies and sewage systems...
...parity and dignity." That presumably includes one of the touchiest problems facing the U.S.: the Panama Canal (see box following page). Continuing his global effort to inspire confidence in America's reliability, Kissinger also pledged "to enforce our commitment to mutual security ... against those who would seek to threaten independence or export violence" -meaning the Cubans. In fact, it was Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Pérez who, in his private talks with Kissinger, raised the new "hemispheric reality" of Cuba's Angolan intervention...
...rough-and-tumble first half brought Regis coach Olive Norton stalking off the bench to scold the lead referee and threaten a Regis walkout. "It was a pretty physical game," explained Haverland. "We've been coaching our girls to be aggressive, but you rely on referees to keep that sort of thing under control. We've had rougher games and I kind of like them...