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Though Ronald Reagan announced as far back as May that he did not feel obliged to abide by the SALT II limits, the current decision drew sharp criticism from Capitol Hill. "It is unbelievable that at a time when the Administration's foreign policy is in a shambles, they want to complicate the situation by raising another major issue," said Democratic Congressman Norman Dicks of Washington. Democratic Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee predicted that the move would strain relations in the Western alliance and termed it a "mistake in judgment every bit as serious in the long term as shipping...
Just what the Kremlin has in mind may become clearer this week, when U.S. Negotiator Max Kampelman and his Soviet counterpart, Victor Karpov, meet again in Geneva in an effort to push stalled arms talks forward. Some Republican supporters on the Hill hope that by breaking the unratified treaty, the White House has cleared the way for fresh negotiations between the two countries. But the Soviets could just as easily react in a dangerous way: many arms- control experts believe Moscow is capable of deploying thousands of strategic weapons more than the U.S. in the near future...
Even before last week's revelations, the President faced a hard and uncertain fight to get the funding renewed when the new Congress meets in January. Now Capitol Hill resounds with predictions that angry legislators will cut off aid again as a kind of punishment to North and those in the Administration who failed to monitor his activities. Says Minnesota Senator David Durenberger, a Republican and reluctant contra supporter: "It's going to be a cold day in Washington before any more money goes to Nicaragua. Ollie may have killed off his Nicaraguan program." Such a reaction has little logic...
...School has just finished installing a temporary wheelchair ramp at Rockefeller Hall. Acting Financial and Personnel Officer Jane Hill said the ramp will meet building requirements until a permanent ramp is built after the winter...
Architects are studying means of providing access to the upper floors of Andover Hall and the dormitories, as well as the lack of appropriate bathroom facilities at Rockefeller Hall, Hill said...