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When Congress returned from its Labor Day recess, the stage was set for a showdown. Early last week leaders of both parties were predicting privately that the House would sustain the veto, but support for the President slowly began to erode. Many members were convinced by the argument that the bill was not a "budget buster," as Reagan had charged; indeed, the $14.2 billion measure actually costs $2 billion less than the original Reagan proposal. Contended House Democratic Floor Leader Jim Wright of Texas: "The claim that the bill is over budget is as phony as a three-dollar bill...
...Showdown time for Bendix...
...matchup is reminiscent of the classic Old West confrontation between a brash young gunslinger and the grizzled veteran with a dozen notches on his gun. William Agee, 44, the Harvard Business School whiz kid who heads the Bendix Corp., is facing a showdown with Harry Gray, 62, the seasoned hustler who began his career selling Dodge trucks for a Chicago dealership and went on to become a renowned conglomerate builder as chairman of United Technologies Corp. In the newest twist in a complex takeover struggle, United Technologies announced last week that it was joining forces with Martin Marietta Corp...
...embarrassment, despite warnings from both Administration and foreign officials. It is hard to see just what Reagan thought might be gained from such posturing in light of unswerving European commitment to the project; surely he was aware that the intricacies of international law would force the issue to a showdown. By ordering American subsidiaries and foreign firms to break legitimate contracts--thus placing their credibility as reliable partners on the line--Reagan virtually forced the western European governments to rescue the firms by ordering compliance with the contracts, a move that could not help but appear to be directed against...
...demonstrations had been called by Solidarity's underground leaders as a nationwide statement of support for the suspended union. Anxious to avoid a showdown, the government had mounted an intensive publicity campaign aimed at keeping people off the streets. Officials announced the arrest of underground activists who had allegedly stockpiled crowbars and metal cable to use as weapons. Speaking at the graduation exercises of an officers' training school in Poznan, Jaruzelski warned that "excesses and irresponsible demonstrations" would "not be tolerated." Just before the scheduled demonstrations, the management of several major Warsaw factories played tapes...