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...based American Medical International (1982 revenues: $1.4 billion), the leading cause of death in the area was automobile accidents. But since Frye was not equipped to handle neurological injuries, as many as 540 accident victims a year had to be transported 65 miles to Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Today Frye boasts a complete neurology and neurosurgery staff. Says Jean Settlemyre, A.M.I.'s vice president for nursing, who was herself born at Frye: "Only with money could you do that...
Lebanese Foreign Minister Elie Salem heard about those objections firsthand when he flew to Damascus late last week, hoping at the very least to talk the Syrians into holding discussions on the subject. He got nowhere. On his return to Beirut, Salem declared gloomily, "We know that President Assad will not accept the agreement." Undeterred, the Lebanese government unanimously approved the accord with Israel the next...
...down problems, then provide the catalyst and recompose the elements in a different way." He repeatedly indicated that an agreement was imminent, sometimes to the chagrin of his hosts. When asked why his assessments of the talks were always gloomier than the Secretary's, Lebanese Foreign Minister Elie Salem replied: "Mr. Shultz is an American and by nature an optimist. I am from Lebanon and by nature a realist...
Shultz may yet turn into a realist; persuading Syria to go along with the accord will be a formidable task. When Lebanese Foreign Minister Salem flew to Damascus to brief Assad on the progress of the talks, Syrian officials raised so many objections that Salem became convinced that no agreement could possibly satisfy Syria...
...problem: the Israelis insist that the agreement be signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries, while the Lebanese, afraid of creating the impression that they are signing a peace treaty and thus recognizing Israel, want lower-ranking officials to approve the treaty. Said Lebanese Foreign Minister Elie Salem: "Lebanon cannot be exposed to all the conditions Israel wants and still survive as a state...