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Vance further angered the Senators by endorsing the basic thrust of the U.N. resolution against Israel, although that put him in the anomalous position of backing the theme of a resolution that his President had rejected. The Secretary pointed out that the U.S. had long opposed the Israeli settlements as being "contrary to international law and an impediment to the successful conclusion of the Middle East [peace] process." Vance told how the Administration had repeatedly asked the Israelis to show restraint. "The situation grew worse, and it came to a point where it was beginning to jeopardize the success...
...final, necessary thrust is a series of conservation moves, including standby rationing. Without rationing, Bradshaw fears the U.S will face the hard choice of either shortages or import surges in the early 1980s. Domestic reserves are declining, and while there is potential for vast discovery deep below the hostile, ice-choked waters of the Beaufort Sea off Alaska and Canada that will take years to prove and develop. So will solar power, though Bradshaw's firm is spending millions experimenting with it, and "our company will play any wild card in solar. But when we think of alternatives...
With the psychological thrust of the plan blunted, very little remains. Even the administration does not anticipate the budget cuts will reduce the cost of living in the near future. The credit controls apply to a fraction of consumer borrowing too small to be significant. And the 10 cents a gallon fee on gasoline will actually boost the consumer price index an estimated seven tenths of one per cent. Carter seeks to show voters he is doing something now; they will feel the pain later, the benefits never...
...more than similar in style to Roxy Music's Andy Mackay. Lunch whispers her way through the materials, setting up gothic imagery much better than one might have imagined. In fact, the complete song is quite effective, not unlike reading one's first Roald Dahl story. The true thrust of the album is found in this crosscurrent of styles. Lydia Lunch definitely draws on these particular resources, and she's not afraid to show off her new permutations...
...profits, if there are any; the Times Co. sank $10 million into Us, but it remained a perennial money loser. All but a handful of the 35-member editorial staff will be dismissed. Says Peter J. Callahan, president and owner of Macfadden: "We will keep the same basic editorial thrust for the time being...