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The delegation from Athens and Glafkos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, received the plan coolly and asked for a short recess to talk it over with their governments. But the American State Department was more enthusiastic and didn't hesitate to show it during the lull. A department spokesman, Robert...
Still, he tried to leave nothing to chance last week as he schooled himself in the problems of diplomacy, defense and detente that will dominate the NATO conference. Between appointments and before dropping off to sleep at night, he pored over thick, looseleaf briefing books, scribbling questions in the margins...
Awakening as usual at 5:30 a.m., President Ford was told the sketchy details of the seizure in his early morning briefing. The U.S. had no information on why the ship had been seized; indeed, that remained unclear throughout the week. Some officials speculated that, flushed with their conquest of...
Dukakis asked for specific recommendations from students on cutbacks and pledged to make cuts that would not affect teaching or student services. But during a news briefing, he hinted that sacrifices in certain student programs may be necessary.
A report of the advisory board's progress on fellowships and other matters will be released next week and a public briefing and discussion will be held. Brimmer added that the briefing--the exact time and place of which has not been determined--will be open to the public.