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...built on increased nuclear weapons, or the MX missile which President Carter has had to promise in the hope--which may turn out to be in vain--of assuring the passage of a treaty which those truly concerned with disarmament on the Left attack as much too limited in scope. It is now of such overriding symbolic importance, however, that its defeat in the Senate would seem to me to unravel what little fabric of international comity there exists, and possibly to force the Chinese and the Soviet Union back together again, for we are not the only ones...
...questions?as well as much unnecessary hysteria?about how safe and useful nuclear power will be as a partial substitute for the imported oil that the eruption in Iran will help make ever more costly. The conclusion of a SALT II agreement with the Soviet Union?more modest in scope than many Americans had urged, but basically useful to the U.S.?led to congressional wrangling that raised doubts about whether the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty will even be ratified in 1980. The SALT debate put a substantial strain on U.S.-Soviet relations, which were deteriorating for lots of other...
...pair's fights became almost epic in scope. "I liked a good fight like he did," Midler recalls. "But I didn't like any one to fight back, and he fought much harder than I did." She left him and fled to Paris for three months in 1974, only to return for several more rounds. The knockout came last February, and Bette dropped Russo as her manager...
...this the misfortune, mismanagement and bad advice that led to legendary stardom? No matter. The Farbers have a stake in making The Industry smell like a rose. The Kanins don't mind either. DeMillean in scope and cast, Moviola reads like the greatest benefit performance ever told. - R.Z. Sheppard
...next begins and ultimately, Weller reveals that the youth of the '60s have, in the interest of self, failed to spawn a new generation with their former vitality. Weller captured that spirit perfectly in his first hit, Moonchildren, about college students in the '60s. Loose Ends surpasses Moonchildren in scope and finesse...