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...week later, Ovett announced that he wanted to go after the new record at a meet in Koblenz, West Germany. No mile event had been scheduled-its metric near equivalent, the 1,500-meter run, was on the Koblenz menu-but meet organizers quickly obliged Ovett's request and lengthened the finish line by the required 120 yds. As good as his word, Ovett flashed across the tape in 3 min. 48.40 sec. His feat set another record: shortest time needed to break a new mile record...
...complain the Saudis, when they seek Washington's help with their security problems they find it difficult to purchase American arms. The U.S. Congress has stalled for weeks on approving the Saudi request to buy five AW ACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes. Sadat, on the other hand, has received approval for 40 sophisticated F-16 jet fighters, and talks about needing as many as 150 more. The Saudis feel, quite simply, that the U.S. is not treating them fairly...
...concern is whether they can hold down the water without retching. A small bowl of salt is provided for each prisoner, and he can sprinkle in as much as he wants. When the hunger strikes are far along, the prisoners ask for carbonated water and the British grant the request...
...Angela Rippon, in which they revealed little more than the fact that they were "grateful for all those kind wishes." NBC Anchorman John Chancellor observed that "correspondents tend to tiptoe through interviews with royalty in this country. That's at the Palace's request." The U.S. networks tried to make up for their lack of access to the royal couple by hiring commentators such as Actors Robert Morley (ABC) and Peter Ustinov (NBC), Interviewer David Frost and Historian Lady Antonia Fraser (CBS). They did not always help. Morley joked cloyingly about his "missing invitation to St. Paul...
...least for the moment, a headline-grabbing tenure battle that began last fall when the Sociology department voted not to tenure Skocpol. She claimed sex discrimination in the case--a charge later upheld by a review panel--and Bok appointed an ad hoc committee to consider her tenure request. At that time Bok also announced he would make the final decision himself sometime this summer...