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...during the campaign. But after two touchy minutes, the ice was broken: both admitted that much of the rhetoric had been ill advised and, while offering no direct apologies, agreed that they were sorry that things had got out of hand. They then put the final touches on an accord that, by removing the threat of a Hart challenge to the credentials of Mondale delegates, effectively ended their bitter Democratic nomination battle. Mondale's next summit in his quest for a peaceful convention will be in Kansas City on Tuesday, when he meets with Jesse Jackson...
...review campaign rules; he promised to support substantial reductions in the number of superdelegates and lowering the threshold for winning delegates from 20% to 15%. Kennedy put in a second call to Hart and handed the receiver to Mondale. The two rivals went over the terms of their accord one more time and agreed on the session in New York...
...fact, the arms talks were shadowed by a sudden impasse in negotiations to sell nuclear-power-plant technology to the Chinese, the most substantive accord of Reagan's trip. The President had relied on statements from Premier Zhao Ziyang that Peking would comply with U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy. But reports suggesting that the Chinese had aided Pakistan's nuclear-weapons program led Reagan to seek further assurances. Zhang, said one U.S. official, "blew his top." Even so, Zhang took off on a two-week tour of America's arsenal that includes F-16 assembly lines in Fort...
Immediate howls of protest arose from Disney investors, who were not getting Steinberg's sweetheart deal. In fact, after the agreement was announced, Disney stock slumped sharply and finished the week at $49.50, a drop of nearly $16 in five trading days. Institutional investors roundly condemned the Disney accord, although small investors holding Disney shares mainly suffered in silence. New York City's Alliance Capital Manage ment lost $1.5 million on its 100,000 shares of Disney. Said Chairman Dave Williams: "We feel like we've had the rug pulled out from under us." Three Disney shareholders...
Even if the accord is completed as anticipated, there is some doubt whether the measures will achieve their desired purpose. Treasury officials concede that internationalizing the yen could have the short-term effect of further weakening it. Moreover, despite earlier attempts to increase U.S. exports to Japan or slow down Japanese imports, Tokyo's trade surplus still grows. Said American Motors Chairman Paul Tippett last week: "The negotiations are encouraging, but I've learned to be cautious when expecting progress from the Japanese." -By Alexander L. Taylor III. Reported by Christopher Redman/Washington and Edwin M. Reingold/Tokyo