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...door has apparently slammed shut on further official contacts between Israel and the Soviet Union. Neither country can expect much encouragement to pursue an accord. Moscow's Arab allies generally voiced skepticism that the talks would lead anywhere. When the meeting faltered, one Syrian official declared, "Moscow has not failed us." Even Israel's staunchest ally, the U.S., could not wholeheartedly embrace the dialogue. While the Reagan Administration hailed the talks as a "positive development," Washington is not eager to lose its role as the only superpower that seeks peace in the Middle East...
...region. In that spirit, U.S. officials worked hard last week to get an agreement signed between Egypt and Israel in the dispute over Taba, the slice of Red Sea beachfront that Israel refused to hand back to Egypt along with the rest of Sinai in 1982. While no accord was initialed before Bush's departure, officials on all sides are hopeful that an agreement for binding arbitration in the dispute can be reached soon, opening the way for a relaxation in Egyptian-Israeli relations after four chilly years...
...accord, though, is a fragile one. Many observers are skeptical about the ability of OPEC to hold to its quotas in the face of a worldwide oil glut. Never in its 26-year history has the group sustained production cuts for any length of time. One or more of its members have always managed to cheat on agreements. Moreover, the current plan is only an interim one. It takes effect on Sept. 1 (the delay results mostly from existing contracts that must be honored) and expires on Oct. 31. The cartel has no guarantee that its members will renew...
...incorporation of Radcliffe students into Harvard in 1972 may be regarded as a watershed in the history of the College in years to come. The invasion of Grenade and the bombing of Tripoli could also take on more historical significance than we now in their wake accord them. It's not yet clear how far we have come, but optimism and hard work will surely dictate...
...dissent gathered new intensity two weeks ago, on the day the 78-seat Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont was due to close under orders from Britain. To dramatize their rejection of the Anglo-Irish accord, the Rev. Ian Paisley and members of his Democratic Unionist Party refused to leave the assembly hall. Finally, as the sit-in entered its eleventh hour, police moved in among the blue-leather benches and unceremoniously evicted the militant Protestants by force. That set off a full-scale fracas on the steep steps of the white-stone building. "Don't come crying...