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...behind, watching the coming dawn. Daylight reveals a clash of cultures, old and new. Less than 50 ft. from the fire stands a pickup truck that hauls the cook wagon from camp to camp. In the distance, 18-wheelers fly down Interstate 40. As his friends ride off to round up cattle, Knox ambles back to the fire for another cup of coffee...
...took Carter two years more to get back to Ford's agreement. Before he rushed off to tell the world of his SALT II achievement in Vienna's Hofburg Palace, he kissed Brezhnev on both cheeks, the way they do down in Georgia--Soviet Georgia--a kiss seen round the world...
...bill that overshot its targeted limit by $180 million. "Until Congress comes to grips with the problem of the large budget deficit," said Reagan, "[the veto] is an instrument I shall not hesitate to employ." If last week was any indication, the President will be braced for a tough Round 4 on Gramm-Rudman in December...
...empty seats with travelers who ordinarily would stay home. The carrier offered a $29 one-way fare for any trip up to 500 miles, $49 for voyages between 501 and 1,500 miles and $79 for those over 1,500. Such fares, which give travelers a coast-to-coast round trip for just $158, represent savings of as much as 85%. The deal contained several catches, notably that customers must depart on Thanksgiving Day or Friday and return by midnight Saturday...
...famine traffic patterns. Delta has already made the offer and sweetened the deal by throwing in a $9.99-a-day rental car. Others are holding back, at least for the moment. Predicts Richard Henderson, an airline analyst for the investment firm Pershing & Co.: "You probably can look for another round of discounts during the Christmas holidays." Budget-minded consumers could hardly ask for a nicer present...