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...Alexander Haig during a trip to Marrakesh last February, that would allow the U.S. to use Moroccan military facilities if troops ever have to be ferried to the Persian Gulf in an emergency. The plan was part of Haig's continuing attempt to forge a "strategic consensus" to contain Communist influence in the Middle East. Hassan was amenable to the idea on the basis of an unwritten agreement, though the U.S. was still hoping to talk him into signing a formal statement to that effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morocco: An Exercise in Amity | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

...their part, the Argentines made the somewhat murky concession that any peace agreement had to contain a "sure and guaranteed route" to Argentine sovereignty over the Falklands "within a reasonable time." That stood in distinction to an earlier position that the sovereignty issue was beyond discussion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Falkland Islands: Teetering on the Brink | 5/24/1982 | See Source »

With $400 million already spent in building a plant, Colony was going to be the most serious attempt ever made in the decades-old dream of wresting energy from northwestern Colorado's rugged Piceance Basin, which contains possibly 1.2 trillion bbl. of oil. The fuel is trapped in a form of limestone that geologists call marl, which is commonly known as shale. Colony's 8,800 acres alone are estimated to contain at least 500 million bbl. of oil, a month-long supply for the entire U.S. at the current levels of consumption. The project's facilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Setback for Synfuel | 5/17/1982 | See Source »

...mystery occupies little of this film's 90 minutes. Instead its makers subject the audience to poking fun at homosexuals clumsily designed to provoke raucous laughter. See if you can contain yourself. Benson asks his chief, "Why did you choose me?" The chief responds, "Because you're a good cop.. and 'cause of your cute ass." An aging homosexual tells Benson and Kerwin, "You have got to stick it through. Hang on tight, tight, tight," Benson tells his partner." "Those two faggots look alike. All faggots look alike." The two follow a suspect into a supermarket. While Benson watches...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: Do Not Pass Go | 5/11/1982 | See Source »

...filler is not a good thing to put in a book--it makes you look like your really don't have that much to say. And this is precisely the problem with Freeze! Of the book's 267 pages, 105 contain nothing but filler maps, lists, charts and tables, all of which for example a list of members of Congress--are available elsewhere...

Author: By Chuck Lane, | Title: Belittling the Freeze | 5/10/1982 | See Source »

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