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Protestant extremists in Northern Ireland sometimes threaten that the province might some day follow Rhodesia's example and make a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain. Last week, on a two-day tour of Ulster, British Prime Minister Edward Heath warned of the consequences in the bluntest possible terms. Such an attempt not only would bring about a bloodbath, he said, but if it succeeded, Britain would not pay the new nation "one penny" of the $500 million that it now subsidizes the province with annually...
...Chogeg, co-owner of a sports shop, was less fortunate. Incensed by one of his decisions, a gang of fans bombed his shop, causing $2,000 damage. Says Chogeg: "I've been a referee for seven years and every Saturday I've seen violence. Even the ushers threaten...
...kids, it turns out something called "the organization" is responsible for spiriting them off to the old house. Frank, it seems, was formerly an industrial spy of the first rank. He has been trying to go straight, but "they" won't leave him alone; "they" threaten drastic measures if he doesn't accept another assignment. Dunaway and Langella are desperate, desolate at the loss of their children, although their performances are so consistently immune to emotion that we have only their word on that...
...input, Guinier argues, the Review Committee is illegitimate. But not enough professors believe Dunlop and Bok have deliberately subverted the program to sustain Guinier's position. The mood on campus has changed since 1969 when the department was set up under the threat of student militancy and should Guinier threaten the Faculty, they will probably not be concerned...
More simply, Thieu could threaten to embarrass Nixon by loudly rejecting the Kissinger plan and vowing to carry on the fight against the Communists alone. The Administration might find it difficult politically to cut off U.S. aid to Saigon under those circumstances. But it could effectively counter by threatening to negotiate a bilateral, separate peace with Hanoi-a possibility that worries many South Vietnamese...