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Reagan and Hussein seemed to get along well, and the Jordanian King pronounced himself "more reassured" than after any of his many previous visits to Washington. (He first came to the U.S. during the Eisenhower Administration, and has now conferred with six U.S. Presidents.) Hussein's young American-born wife, Queen Nur, the former Lisa Halaby, and Nancy Reagan also posed amiably for pictures. But little of substance was accomplished. Hussein politely but firmly repeated his refusal to join in the Camp David process, called the Fahd plan "worthy of consideration," and insisted that the P.L.O. ought...
...Franklin] Roosevelt evoked a positive reaction among all democratic Greeks. I was impressed with the openness of American society. I admired people like Adlai Stevenson: he was my friend and I was his representative in Minnesota. Later I had close contacts with the advisers of President Kennedy. I personally have a great deal of gratitude for the chance given me [in the U.S.] to grow up as a scientist and professor. Not only is my wife American, but my children are American-born, and many, many of my friends are American...
...BORN. To Jordan's American-born and Princeton-educated Queen Noor, 29, the former Lisa Halaby, and King Hussein, 45: their second child, second son; in Amman. Name: Hashem, for Jordan's ruling Hashemite dynasty...
John Tremont, 52, an American-born painter living in France, flies to Los Angeles after learning of his mother's heart attack. He finds her in a serious but stable condition; his father worries him more. At age 72, Dad has sunk into a lethargy that borders on inertia. Tremont sets him some routine household chores, then coaxes him into the outside world, and the old man begins to show sparks of vitality: "You get in the habit of working and then forget how to have fun." After a minor operation, however, Dad slides into senility. Tremont brings...
...with African and Communist bloc countries by nationalizing 80% of the Guyanese economy, including bauxite mines once owned by Alcan and Reynolds Metals. Although Guyana still has close relations with Cuba, Burnham promptly dispatched his fraternal greetings to Ronald Reagan after the U.S. election. Says Cheddi Jagan's American-born wife Janet, "Burnham has cards all over the place. He is totally amoral politically...