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Another source of concern is the stalemated effort to reach a Middle East peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Fahd remains a staunch backer of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole spokesmen for the Palestinian people. Despite the collapse of oil prices, the Saudis continue to provide hefty financial support to several other Arab states and the P.L.O. At their meeting last week, the King and Vice President Bush agreed on the need for stability in the region, but they differed on how to promote an Arab-Israeli peace...
...German means "above red," not to mention "in the black"), that Harvard also decides to sell corporate sponsorships for 1986 Class Day at $4 million a crack. Plastered all over campus are signs reading: "TransAmerica: The Official Conglomerate of Harvard's Class of 1986;" "Union Carbide is a Proud Backer of the Crimson's Finest;" and "Skoal Long-Cut: The Official Cheek and Gum Carcinogen of 1986 Class...
While in recent years relations have been less stormy, the U.S. and Sweden have often been at odds. Palme was a firm backer of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua and was seen by the U.S. as too sympathetic to the Soviet position on questions of peace and the nuclear buildup. Asked last summer what he and President Reagan might have in common if they were to meet, Palme said with a twinkle, "I suppose you could say we share the same political slogan--stay the course...
...shuttle repair crew and now performing its normal duty of monitoring the sun, will examine Halley's off and on for about 60 days. Pioneer 12, in orbit around Venus, will watch Halley's when it ducks behind the sun. The U.S. is also a major backer of the International Halley Watch (IHW), a vast effort to coordinate the megabytes of comet information that will be generated both by the probes and at ground-based observatories around the world. According to the latest figures, some 900 professional astronomers from 47 countries will participate in the international venture. Says Ray Newburn...
Jack Kemp, a conservative Republican who is a strong backer of the agency's move, said that withholding money was a way to expose China's "demonstrably bad practices." So far, experts do not believe that the action will seriously harm relations between the U.S. and China, which denies that its methods are coercive. But a bigger threat lies ahead. Unless it withdraws from China or persuades Peking to change its policies, the U.N. agency will not get another dime from the U.S. That would cut its budget by $46 million and curtail its population-control efforts...