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...almost the eve of what had been regarded as a promising arms-control conference between Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, Moscow last week suddenly issued a chilling announcement. It said that Anatoli Shcharansky, 30, a computer expert and Jewish human rights activist who has been accused of spying for the CIA, would stand trial in Moscow early this week on a charge of high treason. If found guilty, he could be executed. On the same day that Shcharansky's trial starts, court proceedings also begin against another Jewish dissident, Alexander Ginzburg...
Israel and Egypt are willing to talk again. The two foes, who have not engaged in direct negotiations since talks broke off in January, agreed last week to meet each other in London later this month at a foreign ministers conference arranged by the U.S. with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance presiding. Neither side, though, was very hopeful about the outcome. Quipped Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan: "It will probably be a waste of time, but I like London. I might even see some shows I missed...
...soft talk came chiefly from Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, who seemed to be making speeches and appearances everywhere as the Administration pointedly thrust him forward as President Carter's chief foreign policy spokesman. Lest there be any confusion, National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, the toughest talker of recent weeks, was keeping unusually quiet, turning down all requests for on-the-record interviews...
Depending on how Mondale fares, Washington hopes to arrange a July meeting in Europe, probably in London, between Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel. Also attending: U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Following that, Vance might soon find himself flying to the Middle East for the fifth time since he took office 17 months...
...reception in the palace garden, Pepsi and hors d'oeuvres were served. Among the 500 guests the only foreign visitor of note was Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's wife Grace. After the traditional rose-syrup toasts, the newlyweds headed off for a honeymoon at Aqaba on the Red Sea. The bride's title had been a matter of some concern, since only two of Hussein's previous three wives became queens. After the wedding, a communiqué settled the question by referring to "King Hussein and Queen...