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Richard Nixon, having a conspiratorial bent himself, knew he had to take some precautions on his 1972 visit to Moscow, so he asked to have his limousine with its secure cabin shipped in. The Soviets hassled the Americans, but Nixon was tougher. The car was flown in, and Nixon and his aides repaired there for their discussions...
...White House has a deadline of Oct. 4 for presenting a draft agreement to Congress. After that, Reagan and Mulroney will have the perhaps tougher job of convincing a contentious flock of U.S. and Canadian regional interests that the deal is a good one for all. Only then will it be clear that two close friends have truly created what Reagan last week hailed as a "pioneering agreement worthy of a pioneering people...
...same time, some of Texaco's suppliers were refusing to do business, or setting tougher terms. According to the Texaco affidavit, Venezuela's state-owned oil companies had at least temporarily stopped pumping oil for Texaco. (Venezuela denies that it has cut Texaco off.) Southern California Edison started requiring Texaco, its largest customer, to pay its electric bill every week...
...sitting pretty in the Ivies right now," Harvard Coach Carole Kleinfelder said. "The Ivies look to be tougher than they've been in the past. I think we're capable of doing well, but we have to start playing a more mature-type game...
...change is seen in other schools," Mulvehal said. "The competition is getting tougher...