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Central America. Haig, for once, is the more hawkish: he has not ruled out the use of American troops in El Salvador, and indeed has asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for U.S. military action as a last resort. Weinberger has refused on practical rather than idealistic grounds. He contends that the American public would not stand for any commitment of troops...
...must reserve the option of armed action in defense of its vital interests. To foreclose that option in a nasty little crisis close to home would raise new questions about American defense commitments all over the world. The other half of the dilemma is that if the U.S. does resort to force, it must do so-and be seen to do so-in order to defeat real enemies in the here and now, rather than to exorcise ghosts from half a decade ago and half a globe away...
...Gentle airport near Park. Four high-level Soviet officials--negotiators for Soyuzgas-Export--debarked and were promptly met by the directors of Gas de France(GDF), the nationalized company responsible for French natural gas production. The group bearded a training aircraft and was whisked away to the Alpine ski resort of Val-Thorens...
...very least, busing should remain a potential remedy for judges, as advised by local school boards and officials. Certainly Congress can recommend to the courts that they use busing only as a last resort in desegregation cases. But as legal analysts like Archibald Cox, Loeb Professor of Law, have frequently pointed out of late, congressional infringement on the powers of the courts sets a dangerous--and quite possibly unconstitutional-precedent. We urge Congress to avoid it--and to reject Helms's please to hamstring the third branch of government...
...joining the Wall Street law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, Hayes approached officials to see what could be done. But the city, he learned, was more interested in cutting services to the homeless. Reluctantly, Hayes decided to take the matter to the courts. "It was really the last resort," he explained. "The homeless had no friends in government, formed no constituency. Someone had to help." With the support of his firm, Hayes brought suit on behalf of six men, including one whose residence was a cardboard box on Park Avenue...