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...overlooked." In a shift from Carter Administration policy, he said that American troops might be stationed in the Sinai a year from now as part of an international peace-keeping force if a United Nations team cannot be organized to stabilize the area after Israeli withdrawal. Haig issued the sternest U.S. warning to date of the consequences of any pro-Soviet shifts in the Middle East. "A change of the status quo," he said in his own formulation of the so-called Carter Doctrine of protecting American interests in the oil-rich region, would be met "with the full range...
...wasted little time before plunging into polemics. Within eight hours of his rousing arrival at Manila International Airport, John Paul was feted at a formal reception in Malacanang Palace, the glittering presidential mansion. With the Marcoses seated stiffly at his side, he scolded the President in some of the sternest language that diplomacy admits. He said that he was pleased at "recent initiatives"-meaning the lifting of martial law-but proceeded to challenge the rationale upon which Marcos had built his strongman rule. "A legitimate preoccupation with the security of the state," warned the Pontiff, "could lead to the temptation...
...this season's undefeated men's squash team has yet to lose an individual match in his four-year varsity career, and isn't likely to tarnish that record Saturday afternoon when Harvard faces defending national champion Princeton at Hemenway. The showdown promises to be the racquetmen's sternest test, and the winner will have an inside track to the national title...
...racquetmen face their sternest test of the season today when they meet Princeton in a match that will likely determine the Ivy League champion...
...Economy With unemployment high, the dollar low and the stock market in distress, the economy will be Carter's sternest trial and the main focus of his policies this year. The $25 billion tax cut that he will propose this month is designed to revive business confidence, spark more spending on plant and equipment and head off a slowdown in growth that many economists expect late in 1978. Meanwhile, inflation shows signs of moving up again, fueled partly by measures that Carter either initiated or supported, including higher farm price supports and a steeper minimum wage...