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Lesson22

SectionOneNewsinBrief

NewsItem1:

TheTreasuryDepartmentannouncedtodaythatitisloweringtheguaranteedinterestrateonsomeUSsavingsbonds.NPR'sBarbaraMantellreportsthatthe1.5pointdeclineto6%cameasnosurprisetoinvestors."TheTreasurysaiditisloweringtherateonsavingsbondstobringitinlinewithothermarketinterestrateswhichhavebeenfallingallyear.Forinstance,moneymarketmutualfundsarenowyieldingjustover5%;five-yeartreasurynotesaretradingatabout6.5%.Sothegovernmenthasbeenpayingapremiumtopeoplebuyingsavingsbonds,andit'sturnedouttobeanexpensivewaytofinancethepublicdebt.Therelativelygenerous7.5%rateonthebondshavemadethemverypopularinthepastfewmonths.SincethebeginningofAugust,saleshavebeenaboutdoubletheusualpace.Andthisweek,therushtobuysavingsbondsintensifiedbecauseofreportsthattheTreasurywasgoingtocuttherateanyday,andpeoplewantedtolockintheoldrate.Savingsbondsboughtbeforetomorrow,thedaythecutgoesintoeffect,willstillyield7.5%I'mBarbaraMantellinNewYork."

NewsItem2:

AfterameetingtodayofsouthernAfrica'sfrontlinestates,ZambianPresidentKennethKaundasaidanumberoffrontlineleadersholdSouthAfricadirectlyresponsiblefortheplanecrashthatkilledMozambiquePresidentSamoraMachel.KaundasaidtherewascircumstantialevidencelinkingSouthAfricatothecrash,buthedidn'tsaywhatthatevidencewas.Hesaidit'suptothePretoriagovernment（比勒陀利亚政府）toprovetothecontrary.OfficialSovietradiosaidtodayallcluespointtoSoviet-SouthAfricancomplicityinthedeathofMachel.

NewsItem3:

PresidentReagantodaynamedablackcareerdiplomattobeUSAmbassadortoSouthAfrica.EdwardPerkins,nowAmbassadortoLiberia,wouldsucceedretiringAmbassadorHermanNickel.NPR'sPhyllisCrocketthasmore:

"PerkinsisthethirdmanPresidentReaganhasconsideredinthreemonthsinhisattempttoappointablacktothissensitivepost.NorthCarolinabusinessman,RobertBrown,turneddownthejobafterquestionswereraisedabouthisbusinessdealingswhileheservedintheNixonAdministration.ThenTerranceTodman,AmbassadortoDenmark,turneddownthejob,apparentlybecausehedisagreeswiththeReaganAdministrationpolicytowardsSouthAfrica.Perkinshasbeenaforeignservice（驻外事务处）officerfortwenty-eightyears.He'sfifty-eightyearsoldandhasservedinTaiwan,Thailand,GhanaandattheStateDepartmentbeforebecomingDeputyChief（使团副团长）oftheUSEmbassyinLiberiain1981.HebecameAmbassadorin1985.BlackandwhiteSouthAfricansaswellasmanyinthiscountryhavesaidthatnamingablackambassadorismeaninglessaslongasUSpolicytowardthewhite-ruledgovernmentremainsthesame.I'mPhyllisCrockettinWashington."

SectionTwoNewsinDetail

PresidentReagantodaynominatedacareerforeignserviceofficertobecomethefirstblackUSambassadortoSouthAfrica.ThelongexpectedmovecomesastheSenategetsettovotetomorrowonoverridingPresidentReagan'svetoofabillthatwouldimposemoreeconomicsanctionsonSouthAfrica.ThenewlynamedenvoyisEdwardPerkins.HeisnowtheAmericanAmbassadortothewestAfricannationofLiberia.NPR'sPhyllisCrocketthasareport:

It'sbeenthreemonthssincePresidentReaganfirstindicatedhisdesiretoappointablacktothissensitivepost.PerkinsisthePresident'sthirdchoice.InJuly,thePresidenthadplannedtonameablackambassadorduringatelevisedspeechonSouthAfrica.Butthemanunderconsideration,businessmanandformerNixon-aideRobertBrown,withdrewhisnameafterquestionswereraisedabouthisbusinessdealings.

Then,theadministration'snextchoice,TerrenceTodman,AmbassadortoDenmark,turneddownthejob,apparentlybecausehedisagreeswiththeReaganAdministrationpolicytowardsSouthAfrica.

IncontrasttothePresident'splantonamehisfirstchoiceinanationalspeech,today'sannouncementcamewithnofanfare.Therewasnonewsconference,nopressbriefing,noopportunityforquestionstoday.Instead,anoticewashandedouttoreportersattheWhiteHousethatPerkinswasthePresident'schoice.Apparently,thelowkeyannouncementwasaresponsetotheearlierembarrassmentofsometopWhiteHouseofficialswhofeltthefirsttwonamesbecamepublicbeforeadequatescrutiny.TheyexpectPerkinstobeeasilyconfirmedbytheSenate.

Perkinshasbeenaforeignserviceofficerfortwenty-eightyears.HehasservedinTaiwan,Thailand,GhanaandinWashington,D.C.In1981,hebecamethe2ndincommandattheUSEmbassyinLiberia.In1985,hebecameAmbassador.Heisfifty-eightyearsold.HiswifeisChinese.Theyhavetwochildren.

WhenPresidentReaganfirstindicatedhisintentiontoappointablackambassador,blacksandwhitesinSouthAfricasaidthatnamingablackwillmakelittledifferenceifUSpolicyremainsthesame.ThePerkinsannouncementcomesonedayafterPresidentReaganofferedtoimposestrongsanctionsagainsttheSouthAfricangovernmentifCongressdropsitsstrongersanctions.

SecretaryofState,GeorgeShultz,toldRepublicansenatorstodaythatavotetooverridethePresident'svetoofasanctionsbillwouldunderminehisnegotiatingpositioninnextmonth'ssummitmeetingwithSovietleaderMikhailGorbachev.TheHouseoverrodethevetoyesterday.TheSenateisexpectedtotakeituptomorrow.I'mPhyllisCrockettinWashington.

SectionThreeSpecialReport

Fiftyyearsago,BritishaviatorBerylMarkhambecamethefirstpersontoflyaloneacrosstheAtlanticOcean,fromeasttowest.Herachievementwasmarred,though,asweremanyofheraccomplishments.

MarkhamhadsetouttoflyfromLondontoNewYork.SheendedupflyingfromLondontoNovaScotia（新斯科舍-加拿大省名）.ThatflightandotheraspectsofherextraordinarylifearetoldinMarkham'sbookWestwiththeNight.Thisweek,manypublictelevisionstationswillbroadcastadocumentaryaboutMarkhamcalled"WorldwithoutWalls".NPR'sSusanStanbergtellsBerylMarkham'sstory.

NewYorkCity,September6th,1936,aticker-tapeparade,andMayorFiorelloLaGuardiagreetingatall,blondEnglishwomanwho,justthedaybefore,hadcompleteda21-hour-and-25-minuteflightacrosstheAtlantic,Ebbingdon,Englandtoanamelessswamp,non-stop.

"MissMarkham,mayI,onbehalfofthecityofNewYork,extendtoyou,asincerewelcomeandourcongratulationsonyoursplendidflightacrosstheocean."

"Thankyousomuch.I'msohappytobehere.Thankyousomuch."

NineyearsafterLindbergh,andgoingintheotherdirection,hisSpiritofSaintLouis,soloedNewYorktoParis,BerylMarkham,thirty-fouryearsold,hadflownseventeenofthetwenty-oneandahalfhoursinfoganddarkness,withnofuelgauge,noradio,noideawhereshewasmostofthetime,tocrashland,aftertheengineofhermonoplanediedinabogonCapeBretonIsland,NovaScotia.Thenextday,shewasbeingcheeredinNewYork.

"Itwasahardbattleagainsttheelementsabovetheocean,fogandstorm,butpluckandendurancecrownedoneofthemostgruelingflightsonrecord."

"Iamsopleasedtohavegothere;IonlywishIcouldcomeinmyownmachine."

"Andnow,ontoaNewYorkhotel,tobeinterviewedbyamoviemaker,Mrs.Markham,justwhatwereyouthinkingaboutwhileflyingthroughallthatfogandstorm?

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"Well,myonethoughtandambitionwastogettoAmerica."

"Whenabovethesea,whatdidyoueatordrink?

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"Ididn'thaveanythinguntilthelasthalfhourwhenIhadatasteofbrandy."

"Justone?

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"No,two,I'mafraid."

Aviationwasveryyoungthen.Everysingledaywithoutfail,thereweretwoorthreearticlesinthenewspapersaboutpeoplebeingkilledinaircraft.Itwascompletelynewsport.MaryLovellhasjustcompletedabiographyofBerylMarkham.Thebookwillbepublishednextspring.

Theengineswerenotveryreliable.Allshehadwasacompassandsomekindofdirection-findingequipmentthatdidn'tworkverywell.Shereallydidn'tknowwhereshewasforalongtime.Shehadnoideahowfaroffthecoastshewas,whetherherfuelwouldlast.Ithinktheonetimeinherlifeshehasbeenfrightenedwasthen.

Formostofhereighty-threeyears,BerylMarkhamwasindeedfearless.AsachildgrowingupinAfrica,shefaceddownamaraudinglion.Asatrainer,sheforcedhigh-strungracehorsestoobeyher.Asanoldwoman,shedrovehercarthroughamachinegunfireduringanattemptedcoupinKenya.Shewantedtokeepaluncheondate.Itwassimplyhernaturetoconfrontdanger.

"There'sacoolnesstoher.She'snotaverytrustingperson."WriterJudithTheuman."Ithinkanypersonwho'slivedbyherwitswouldprobablyhavedevelopedthatcoolness.Lookattheastronauts.Imean,it'saqualitythatyouseeitinfliers.Youseeitinsailors,oryouseeitinhunters,andBerylwasofthatstamp."

TherewereotherinterpretationsofMarkham'scoolness.Somesaidshelackedthesensetobeafraid.PeopleoftensaidnastythingsaboutBerylMarkham,especiallyotherwomen.It'seasytofigureoutwhy.

"Shewasbeautiful.Shewasveryseductive.Shewaswellborn.Andshewasstrongandambitiousandfearlessandsmart.So,youknow,it'salottotake."

Ironically,recognitiondidcometoBerylMarkham,butonlyinthelastyearsofherlife.SinceWestwiththeNightwasreissuedthreeyearsago,it'ssoldbriskly.Thereare300,000copiesinprintnow,androyaltiesfromthebookgavemuchneededfinancialsecurity.Morerecognitionwillcomewiththeshowingonpublictelevisionthisweek,ofthedocumentaryabouther.Morerecognitionsstill,whenMaryLov