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...uniformed personnel in West Germany since a car bomb injured 20 people at Ramstein Air Base, the Air Force's European headquarters, in 1981. President Reagan was awakened at 6 a.m. and told of the bombing. Later a White House spokesman condemned it as a "shameful act." West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl sent Reagan assurances that quick action would be taken "to cast light on the deed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: People Were Crying and Bleeding | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...using a credit card, $3,000 worth of eyeglasses for himself and his family. Zaïrian President Mobutu Sese Seko rented two Amtrak club cars loaded with caviar and champagne to take his entourage of 50 people to Washington and back (cost: $9,800). Outside the U.N., West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl had to be snatched from the path of an onrushing New York City police car bringing up the rear of President Reagan's motorcade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Global Family Album | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

Allied leaders who must contend with large and vocal antinuclear movements within their own countries also expressed worry that Reagan is not countering Soviet arms-reduction proposals vigorously enough. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was impressed by Reagan's private notes, which he showed the allies, detailing various arms-control scenarios that might be played out at the summit. But Thatcher, supported by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, thought more was required. A spokesman quoted her as telling Reagan at the minisummit that "you have to re-present or reformulate your arms-control position before Geneva or there will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Change the Subject | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...ministers all standing at space-age lecterns, one question was inevitable: "Who is the weakest link?" - a reference to the TV game show where the worst-performing contestants get voted off. The reporter suggested it might be Blair himself, whose popularity has been flagging, especially compared with that of Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. Labour's loudest grinding ax, economic competence, was potentially blunted by the collapse of Britain's last major carmaker, MG Rover; the government quickly announced a $284 million package to help with the consequences of 5,000 lost jobs. Opposition parties grumbled about the need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That's Showbiz | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

WEST GERMANY. For Herbert Giersch, the economy looks "quite satisfactory," especially when compared with the recession year of 1982, when the conservative government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl came to power. Growth this year is loping along at about 2.5% and should reach 3% in 1986. That's a considerable improvement over three years ago, when GNP declined 1%. Inflation is down in the same period, from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Faint Cheers for Europe's Recovery | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

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