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...Carter's debate briefing book, Michigan Congressman Donald Albosta, angry at White House refusals to give his subcommittee total access to all campaign files, threatened to use his subpoena power. The White House offered Albosta copies of documents turned up by the FBI, and said it would provide wider access only if Albosta also looks into dirty tricks in the Carter campaign...
...addressing such issues as disarmament, international security and human rights. The Madrid draft agreement also includes the broad declarations of respect for human rights provisions that buttress the Helsinki Final Act. Among the values mentioned: freedom of religion, the right to form free trade unions, and "the freer and wider dissemination of printed matter"-a euphemistic reference to freedom of the press. Said President Reagan of the document: "Together with the Helsinki accords, this agreement sets forth a clear code of conduct...
...hotel in Udaipur, where parts of Octopussy were shot. Australia and New Zealand are enjoying a tourist boom, thanks to Yanks. Luxury liners expect to draw 15% more passengers than last year, and boast that 40% of the Love Boat crowd nowadays is under 35. There is an ever wider choice of far-out adventure vacations: trekking in the Himalayas, gorilla watching in Rwanda, bicycling through the People's Republic of China...
...addition, Reagan continues to be viewed less favorably by female than by male voters on just about every question that the pollsters raise. Contrary to popular belief, the gender gap yawns wider on economic than on foreign policy issues. For example, large majorities of both sexes-71% of men, 64% of women-express at least some confidence that the President is dealing effectively with the Soviets on arms control. But only 53% of the women believe that the economy is improving, vs. 65% of the men. On Reagan's strongest issue, inflation, the division is even more striking...
Century is such a break with tradition that it is literally changing the way the industry does business. The wider-than-standard pack, for example, will fit in men's shut pockets but, at least for now, not in vending machines, where 8% to 10% of cigarettes are sold. The brand will not even be sold in 17 states for the time being because their taxing systems are geared to increments of ten or 20 cigarettes. This means that the 25-smoke packages would be taxed in some states as if they contained 30 or 40 cigarettes, which would...