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...miles. This would greatly reduce the threat of accidental clashes between the two armies. Israel would pull back approximately 25 to 30 miles from its present "Blue Line," and Israeli guns would be 25 to 45 miles from the Suez Canal, out of range of Egypt's vital waterway and the new settlements President Sadat plans to establish on its banks. The lines would be drawn, however, so that Israel would retain the big Bir Gifgafa airfield...
...little about selling out the writes for Look) but worried most of all about tumbling down from the heights. Everyone calls him "champ," and he is very jealous of his position as King of the Mountain. The young Hemingways aspire to ascend there, the old Hemingway dreams of more vital days, battling heavyweight competitors and clearing the ring...
...pleasure of hearing Phyllis Curtin sing there and can attest to the visually pleasing use of this space and to the warm and vital sound of the music inside the mellowed wood...
Ford immediately predicted that the House vote would do "the most serious and irreparable damage to the vital national security interests of the United States." Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called it a "tragic evolution" and added an expression of hope that the Turks "will not take any precipitous action." That hope was too late. The Turkish government issued a declaration saying that Ankara's bilateral defense treaties with the U.S. were "no longer valid." Later all but one of the two dozen U.S. military centers on Turkish soil were placed under Turkish control. The only exception...
Diametrically Opposed. Congress is now getting around to the basics. This week the House and Senate are expected to begin debates on bills that deal with prices of the nation's two most vital fuels. Unfortunately, the debates probably will throw into sharp contrast the diametrically opposed approaches of the White House and the Democrats who control Congress. The Ford Administration favors relatively swift abolition of fuel-price controls in the belief that high prices will force conservation and stimulate domestic production. Last Saturday, Ford announced that he will send to Congress this week a price-decontrol plan...