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When Huang returned to Peking after his four-day stay in Moscow, he told reporters that he and Gromyko had discussed "ways of removing obstacles and promoting consultations between deputy foreign ministers to achieve progress on substantive matters." A new round of talks would be held in Moscow, he said. Asked about the probable outcome, Huang replied: "I am optimistic." When an announcement came the next day that Huang was retiring for reasons of health, to be replaced by his senior deputy, Wu Xueqian, China experts took a closer look at Huang's seemingly unexceptional remarks. Inevitably, there...
...debate will be fully aired at a four-day meeting of the bishops' conference in Washington beginning Nov. 15. The tactful and diplomatic Bernardin, who is called a "George Shultz of the Catholic hierarchy," will work to mold a consensus around his committee's draft. A special meeting will be called, probably next spring, to vote on the final version. If it passes by a two-thirds margin, it will be sent to all parishes to become a guide for Catholic teachings. Even if adopted, the letter is likely to remain a matter of controversy among members. Says...
Home from a four-day trip to Texas A&M University, where officials are hoping to lure him away from Harvard, Higgins Professor of Chemistry Sheldon Glashow said yesterday that he found the institution "very impressive and very upwardly mobile." But he added, "I certainly don't have any plans to leave Harvard for the moment...
...ceremony--which included addresses, recitation of a Bicentennial Ode, and presentation of honary degrees and commemorative medals--brought to a close a four-day celebration that has drawn doctors and scientists from around the world...
...reduced attendance at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. Epcot Center is expected to attract 9 million admissions its first year at a one-day price of $15. Disney strategy is to persuade guests to tarry at both Magic Kingdom (13.2 million admissions in 1981) and Epcot at a bargain four-day adult rate of $45 for the two, thus lengthening their stays. Epcot is designed to lure the 25-to-34 age group, the dominant force in the economy but one that has not responded strongly to previous Disney-style fantasy. While 75% of Florida visitors today do not attend...