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Strangely, considering the pressure of the clock, the conversation bogs down in minutiae: the choice of a chamber in which to hold a congressional briefing on the grain embargo issue, and the distribution of seats in Nancy Reagan's box when the President addresses Congress Wednesday night. The staff has already chosen the wives of several important congressional leaders. Reagan adds: "You know somebody else who ought to be in there? Paul Laxalt's wife...
...green uniform gleaming with nine rows of ribbons on his chest and four silver stars on each epaulet, General Wojciech Jaruzelski strode to the rostrum of Warsaw's parliamentary chamber and formally took over as Poland's new Premier. In the clipped tones of a military commander, he addressed both a plea and a stern warning to the troubled nation. "I am appealing at this moment for three months of uninterrupted work, 90 days of calm," said the general. He went on to promise that his new government would be willing to sit down with Solidarity, the independent...
...divers began training for the dive last December, because the risks inside the chamber "are manifold and pretty much unknown," a diver said...
...dive is taking place in a hyperbaric chamber at the F.G. Hall Environmental Laboratory, and is headed by Peter B. Bennett, director...
...power: "Revolution is no crime! To rebel is justified! Down with revisionism!" At the end of the trial, Jiang refused to leave the courtroom, seeming to want to drop limply to the floor. But she was finally grabbed by the scruff of her neck and expelled from the chamber by three bailiffs...