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There is in all of this the welcome dismissal of the stultifying protocol that has kept nations and men starched and stiff and at arm's length for too long. There is a new understanding of modern tools?the jet plane, the telephone, satellites and television. There is, too, something more profound. Most of the men and women who preside over the affairs of this globe sincerely believe, despite their vast differences, that no people or nation or political party ever benefits from hatred, or ever really wins...
...traveling as a group were killed and the second in which an entire team was wiped out. The first was in 1961, when all 18 members of the U.S. figure-skating team perished in the crash of a chartered jet in Belgium. Federal regulations require charter pilots to pass stiff medical and flying tests and hold small charter firms to almost the same strict maintenance requirements met by big commercial carriers. The DC-3 in last week's crash was almost 30 years old but, according to officials at the safety board, appeared to have been kept in good...
...optimism. Truck sales are setting records, indicating that buyers are still in a spending mood. German and Japanese makers are raising the prices of the cars they sell in the U.S. by 3% to 4%, reflecting the rise of their nations' currencies against the dollar and promising less stiff import competition to Detroit. More important, the domestic industry has come up with some hot new or redesigned models. GM has heavily scored with a new four-door Chevette. Ford's Fairmont and Zephyr, which have replaced the Maverick and the Comet in the compact class, are moving...
...keeps Payton on his feet. At 5 ft. 10½ in., 204 Ibs., he plays bigger and stronger than he looks. A schoolboy record holder in the long jump, he can hurdle clumps of defensive linemen. He is strong enough to walk 50 yds. on his hands - and to stiff-arm would-be tacklers almost as far. Says Bears Coach Jack Pardee: "To me, he's a big man without great height. He's big in every sense - bone structure, muscle structure. He's got great leg strength and back strength. He has fine agility...
Lightweight Ray Dominguez continued to run up against unusually stiff competition in the 118-lb. matches. Dominguez courageously battled Engineer Dave Wilson, refusing to be pinned although Wilson held a commanding 13-0 lead...