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Last week, Allison embarked for the Soviet Union. He had been invited by Russian officials. In the wake of the Olympic boycott and the cooling of the cold war, however, Allison was not about to be injudicious; he called up the State Department to see if his trip was appropriate...
Last week, Allison embarked for the Soviet Union. He had been invited by Russian officials. In the wake of the Olympic boycott and the cooling of the cold war, however, Allison was not about to be injudicious; he called up the State Department to see if his trip was appropriate...
...only was the American boycott a gift to Soviet propaganda but it will also allow Misha to boast, "I finally scared them...
...indicate that the boycott is "honorable" while extensively reporting the Olympic results. How can the media's freedom to report the Olympics be greater than our athletes' rights to participate in them...
...wide range of Soviet citizens raised the issue, speaking openly, worriedly and almost compulsively. The first was a young woman who, after a brief back-and-forth about the Olympic boycott, admitted: "We should never have gone into Afghanistan. Never. We will fight there for years. It was a terrible mistake. It will be like Viet Nam." When it was suggested that, tragically, thousands of soldiers will come home in coffins, she wheeled with frustration in her eyes: "What do you mean will? Thousands already have come home in coffins. And it is only the beginning...