Word: abely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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LAST WEDNESDAY, South African consul general for New York City Abe S. Hoppenstein attended an uneventful forum at the Kennedy School of Government. He came, he spoke, no one complained. The next day, this mid-level diplomat came to Lowell House to meet behind closed doors with members of the Conservative Club...
...timing of Nakasone's speech was no coincidence. It came just before representatives from Japan and other industrial countries gathered last week in Paris for the annual ministerial meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Shintaro Abe, the Japanese Foreign Minister, admitted beforehand that his country wanted to avoid being made a "scapegoat" at the Paris session. As expected, the U.S. pressed at the meeting for a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. The ministers agreed that those talks should start "as soon as possible." A firm date, probably in 1986, may be set when the leaders...
...trade dialogue with Japan will resume this week, when Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe is to meet with Secretary of State George Shultz in Washington. Talks will also continue at the technical level. But the next top- level trade event will be the seven-nation economic summit in Bonn beginning May 2, when Reagan will confer with the leaders of the major industrial democracies, including Nakasone. The President plans to make trade the main item on the agenda, calling for a new round of negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Several lawmakers voted in favor...
Ralph: Wait, Wanda! I want to say a word about retroendorsements. You know what I mean--endorsements that might have been if other people had been as alert as Gerry. I'm thinking of Abe Lincoln for Log Cabin syrup, Torquemada for flame-broiled whoppers or Judas Iscariot for Franklin Mint silver coins. With artistic control, Judas wouldn't actually have to hold the coins up or anything. His kids could be shown flipping them casually in the background among the Roman soldiers...
...meeting ended with an agreement for further high-level talks to be overseen by Secretary of State George Shultz and his Japanese counterpart, Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe. While these steps may not be able to alleviate the boeki masatsu, the genial summit may at least help reduce domestic political pressures on both Reagan and Nakasone...