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...nation's deep-seated doubts about its most recent foreign venture, evident to almost any visitor to Israel this summer, are only the most obvious reason why Begin has ceased to be an asset to Israel. He's won some territory and eradicated some foes, but his strident rhetoric, his refusal to accept compromise peace plans, and the exhausted state in which his military forays have left the nation are all holding Israel back. With an opposition Labor Party that seems increasingly realistic waiting in the wings. Begin's time seems to have come and gone...
...City Consultant Robert Fierro, "oil and gas are dead. Equipment leasing is dead. Real estate, especially in California, is dead. Thoroughbreds are right where oil was a few years ago." Explains Wayne E. Ries, a Baltimore syndicate manager: "You've got a very interesting situation with horses. Your asset is appreciating all the time. But for tax purposes you can depreciate...
...length last week during the 21st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Governors' Conference in Des Moines, is control of the water. Containing some 67 trillion gal. of fresh water, enough to cover all of the U.S. to a depth of 10 ft., the Great Lakes are a priceless asset to those who live and work along their shores. More than 24 million people in the U.S. and Canada depend on them for drinking water. Industries in both countries draw off 55 billion gal. a year...
...fuel-efficient vehicles, solar power and improved biomedical instrumentation. But the most dramatic change has been J.P.L.'s increasing militarization. Much of the work involves secret research for the Air Force on new gadgetry like satellites that can operate without direct guidance from the ground, an enormous asset in possible space wars, when instant responses may mean life or death for a piece of orbiting hardware...
...There is nothing in this broadcast I am ashamed of." Wallace agrees: "Those of us who know this show stand by it without reservations." However, CBS executives plainly do not. They plan a future broadcast on the alleged Viet Nam "deception."Explained Sauter in announcing his moves: "The greatest asset of CBS News is its credibility. Protecting that credibility is the most important thing we do." Last week the CBS eye seemed to blink in embarrassment...