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...surprise and skepticism of many, Hall resigned from the National as of last September to launch a commercial venture. Its aim: to revive classic and modern plays, particularly little-known or lightly regarded ones, in direct competition with the subsidized theaters. This month he unveiled his first production in London's West End, and the ranks of doubters deservedly diminished...
...precisely that ability to wreck the dialogue with one well-placed Molotov cocktail that makes this tentative and guarded rapprochement so fragile. Anti-Arafat radicals in the occupied territories are reportedly planning to launch attacks against Israeli targets to show that Arafat's renunciation of terrorism does not apply to them. It may be cynical but it is not unthinkable to fear extremist Israelis might seek a similar escalation of violence to prevent a dialogue that they like no better. Another danger for Arafat is the one that has kept him on the move for more than two decades...
...taken on a partner: K mart, the nation's second largest retailer. They make an odd couple: K mart, long plagued by its low-rent reputation, and Stewart, whose life looks like a Ralph Lauren ad. But next spring, as K mart's first "life-style consultant," Stewart will launch under her own name a line of K mart products, including linens, dishes and flatware. This marriage stands to benefit both parties: K mart can trade on Stewart's patrician polish and she on a whole new audience...
Soviet generals might someday be equally tempted to launch a pre-emptive attack on the radar-avoiding B-2 Stealth bomber, which former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger boasted "makes obsolescent $200 billion worth of Soviet air defenses." Traditional wisdom holds that U.S. bombers are not first-strike weapons, since they would take up to eight hours to reach their targets. But if the B-2 can fly over the Soviet Union undetected, the Soviets could reasonably fear a sneak "decapitation" attack on their leadership. In that case, editorialized Aviation Week magazine, "this new U.S. deterrent might serve to incite them...
...longer a significant threat. As James Bamford, author of "The Puzzle Palace" noted in Monday's Christian Science Monitor, "Nobody seems to understand that the principle reason for the shuttle program was servicing and repairing spy satellites." Even now, it might pay to begin concentrating on single-launch rockets coupled to a space laboratory, as the Soviets have done...