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...clashes followed Secretary of State Alexander Haig's stark warning on Friday that "the South Atlantic crisis is about to enter a new and dangerous phase, in which large-scale military action is likely." The showdown had indeed seemed inevitable by the end of last week as British forces imposed their total blockade and Argentine troops dug in to defend the territory they had themselves seized by force...
Despite the complexities caused by both U.S. and Soviet interests in the outcome, the Falklands showdown remained the oddity it has been from the beginning: a case of 19th century gunboat confrontation in the late 20th century. The last-minute oscillations between peace and war were a product of the very nature of the face-off. Britain's firm conviction throughout has been that only by means of the steady escalation of both military and diplomatic pressure could Argentina be forced to relinquish a prize that it had taken by an illegal armed invasion. As Prime Minister Thatcher...
...hours of Saturday morning, two of the three of Eastern heavyweight crew--Harvard and Navy--sat steadily on the glassy surface of the Severn River in Annapolis, poised for the start of their long-awaited showdown. Less than six minutes later, Navy was vanquished, and only Yale remained between the Crimson and uncontested rowing supremacy this side of the Mississippi...
Finally a showdown in the lengthy struggle over the new 1983 federal budget is at hand. With nothing less than the fate of the nation's economy hanging in the balance, key White House aides as well as congressional leaders agree that time is running out in the search for compromise between a stubbornly intransigent President and a suddenly unified but totally unpredictable Congress. This week is the week of decision. Yet there is no certainty whatever that either side will prove capable of reaching...
...Administration is concerned that the Soviets' superior civil defense system could embolden them in a nuclear showdown. According to the CIA, the Soviets spend an estimated $2 billion a year on civil defense and have 100,000 trained personnel. In addition they have 15,000 blast shelters to protect 110,000 government leaders and key industrial workers and fully developed plans to evacuate urban areas. With a week's warning of a nuclear attack, the CIA says, the Soviets could now save 90% of their population...