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American sensitivities have been sharpened by the spectacle of the Ayatullah's disgracefully successful tent show. But a nation that lives in a surfeit of images and excitements may have a short memory. Since the U.S. emerged as a superpower at the end of World War II, certain conventions of the historical art form-the assault on the U.S. embassy and the U.S.I.A. library, Uncle Sam burning in effigy, YANKEE GO HOME on the compound walls, the vilification of the "paper tiger"-have become so habitual as to represent a rich tradition. Anti-Americanism has grown in direct proportion...
Christmas came and passed, and Vardaman was still three birds short of 700. Then came word of sightings of three more varieties: a skua in Ocean City, Md., a stripe-headed tanager in Miami and a golden-crowned warbler in Brownsville, Texas. Vardaman dashed to Ocean City on Dec. 28, spotted the skua and was on his way to Florida and Texas when he learned that the birds had flown. He was still tempted to check for himself, but decided otherwise. "To hell with it," he says. "It was New Year's Eve, and I was dead tired...
With the help of friend and mentor Producer Daniel Melnick, her rise has been little short of meteoric. By 1975 she was an executive story editor at MGM, and two years later vice president of production for Columbia Pictures. Aside from intelligence and raven-haired beauty, Lansing's prime asset is her youth, at least according to Fox Vice Chairman Alan Hirschfield, her former Columbia boss, who hired her. Says he: "The movie audience is still trending down in age; 60% of it is between the ages of 14 and 24. Sherry can attract the younger creative moviemakers...
...stimulate investment.Corporate and personal income taxes have been "indexed" so inflation does not automatically push payers into higher brackets; and the double taxation of corporate dividends has been abolished. The treasury is recovering lost revenues with a 20% value-added tax on everything from food to cars. In short, sales taxes have increased so that income taxes could be reduced, freeing up funds for investment...
Next to its equable climate and wine-welcoming soil, the greatest boost for Vitis Californiensis has come from another five-letter name: Davis, short for the University of California's department of oenology in the Yolo County city of that name. Davis is widely regarded as the world's most advanced wine research establishment; it has trained many of the state's vintners, revolutionized winemaking techniques, developed many hybrid vines suitable to American growing conditions and helped open up microclimates in areas traditionally considered inimical to serious viticulture...