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Soviet Boss Leonid Brezhnev chose to become involved himself last week. In an unusual front-page Pravda statement, Brezhnev declared: "It should be clear that any interference, especially military interference, in the affairs of Iran, a state that borders directly on the Soviet Union, would be regarded by the U.S.S.R. as affecting the interests of its security." That warning, aimed directly at the U.S., startled and annoyed American officials. After a hasty Sunday meeting, Secretary of State Cyrus Vance issued a statement saying that "the U.S. does not intend to intervene in the internal affairs of any country." Then Vance...
...Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) came to the airport yesterday to greet the Katz family. The family was included in a list of 18 Soviet Jews permitted to emigrate which President Leonid I. Brezhnev presented Kennedy during his September Russian visit. Katz thanked Kennedy for his personal involvement in the cause of Soviet Jews...
Action for Soviet Jewry has been involved in mobilizing support for the Katzes and other oppressed Jews in Russia, Diana Appelbaum, a spokeswoman for the group, said yesterday. "We have sent thousands of letters to Brezhnev on the part of individuals being treated unfairly there," Appelbaum said. She noted the help of Kathleen "Kitty" Dukakis, wife of the governor of Massachusetts, as well as Kennedy...
...following day, the Senators met with Soviet Communist Party Chief Leonid Brezhnev. During a 50-minute monologue, the aging leader ritually declared that the Soviet Union is interested in peace. He then added that both he and Carter had such power that in "just a couple of minutes [we could] let the missiles fly." If the U.S. ever did, he warned, "we can still destroy...
...been held underground. The Carter Administration is still considering whether the U.S. will produce neutron warheads; they could provide NATO with a devastating defense against Soviet tank attacks. It is perhaps for this reason that Moscow has been waging a worldwide propaganda campaign against U.S. development of the weapon. Brezhnev also discussed the strategic arms talks. Complaining about U.S. critics of SALT, he told the Senators that, while he was willing to meet Carter any time and any place, he could not do so until there would be "a new SALT agreement we could sign...