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...sharpest exchange centered on the legality of the Israeli settlements. Two weeks ago, Vance not only declared that the U.S. considered the settlements illegal and an obstacle to peace but also added that they "should not exist." Al though his comments reflected longstanding U.S. policy, Vance's words were a bit blunter than usual, and they made Begin see red. Summoning reporters, the Premier read what was surely the toughest official Israeli blast at Washington since Golda Meir rejected the Rogers peace plan eight years ago. The statement expressed "regret and protest" about the Vance remark, insisted that...
...guards then prevented two other West German members of Parliament from entering the East. At the same time, many motorists seeking to drive into West Berlin via the East German Autobahn were being halted and subjected to searches by Communist police. The political forecast was for one of the sharpest freezes in relations between East and West Germany since the two states established diplomatic ties five years...
...seemed at first; the rally that followed the Treasury-Fed announcement was one for the record books. On Thursday morning in Zurich, the dollar opened 1% up in value against the Swiss franc from the previous day. the sharpest overnight dollar rise ever recorded there. In Frankfurt, where the dollar had sagged to a record low of 2.07 marks during its autumn-long slide, it abruptly recovered to nearly 2.16, also a record rise. In Tokyo. where the dollar had fallen to a postwar low of 237 yen on Wednesday, it promptly rebounded...
...caustic kind, building up to a classic display of feminine fisticuffs. The scene is handled perfectly by Ross, as the two friends suddenly dissolve into laughter when they mutually realize the absurd spectacle they are making of themselves. The crisp repartee of Arthur Laurents' script is at its sharpest throughout the bitter exchanges of stored jealousy and rancor, and their final reconciliation ends the film on a suitably touching note...
...Crime. The city's crime rate dropped 13% last year, the sharpest decline of any major American community...