Word: reactional
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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PRESIDENT CARTER would have us believe his foreign policy is at least partly predicated on support of human rights. But American reaction to the sentencing to death of prominent dissident Kim Dae Jung--who nearly became head of state in the last democratic elections held in South Korea--indicates that those who believe in realpolitik are prevailing at the expense of those who feel there can be at least a semblance of morality in U.S. foreign policy...
...March, hydrogen gas began rising from a shed on the property where 25 badly corroded drums of chlorosilane had been stored next to 100 bbl. of flammable solvents. Rain soaking the chlorosilane created a smoky chemical reaction. Fear of an explosion caused city officials to order the area vacated for several hours. Says Vance: "We had a 13-acre keg of dynamite." Firemen rushed to separate the drums. Now, Vance frets, "every time we have a thunderstorm I think, 'My God, don't let lightning hit out there...
...best site for a nuclear power plant is anchored off the Jersey Shore, a New York Times reporter given to playing pinball, a group of wealthy men making a canoe trip, a chef who cooks exquisite haute cuisine somewhere in the wilds that surround New York City. One's reaction is supposed to be along the lines of "I never thought I'd enjoy reading about floating nuclear power plants." Wonderfully crafted, lovingly rasped and sanded, they are vintage McPhee...
...Initial reaction among cyclists asked to walk their bicycles through the Yard was favorable. "Most of them get off and understand, although there's always the few that don't," Frank Naugler, one of six guards posted yesterday, said...
What's more, Shannon is already in trouble. Hatem has mounted a strong conservative campaign, and Shannon has failed to consolidate the support that earned him an upset in the primary two years ago. Shannon can't afford to argue with the Church--his only reaction has been a grimace and a "no comment...