Word: chancellor
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Jett Coben the magazine's senior photography editor, said earlier this month that because of opposition from University of Maryland chancellor John Slaughter the magazine will probably do [its] shooting off campus...
...Western leaders have more in common than Ronald Reagan and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Despite a sizable difference in their ages (Reagan is 72, Kohl is 53), both are folksy, outgoing politicians who share profoundly conservative but optimistic values. Both men feel strongly that the West must upgrade its nuclear defenses if it is to remain free in the face of new Soviet military challenges. Even though neither can speak the other's language, they also instinctively like each other...
...wake of his decisive victory in West Germany's March 6 national elections. Before discussing affairs of state, the two leaders engaged in amiable small talk about such things as the heavy rains in California and the recent visit to the U.S. of Queen Elizabeth II. But the Chancellor was also the bearer of a serious message to the President. Kohl's friendly advice: the U.S. and its West European allies may once again be on a collision course over how to deal with the Soviets...
Kohl conveyed the Europeans' concern to Reagan during three hours of meetings that included a White House lunch. The bluff West German Chancellor made much the same point over separate dinner sessions with Secretary of State George Shultz and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. Among other things, Kohl stressed that the upcoming summit should deal with more global issues, such as high international interest rates and the dangers of protectionism. Said Kohl: "Williamsburg can be both a realistic summit and a signal of optimism to the world...
...officials are now proposing that COCOM be given the resources and the authority to examine the potential military use of any Western technology before it is sold to the Soviet Union. Western Europe, as Kohl tactfully made known during his brief Washington foray, is leery of that notion. The Chancellor's soul mate in the White House may have other ideas...