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...most pressing, matter on Andropov's mind. Besides receiving Bush and Shultz, the new Soviet boss plunged into a round of meetings with satellite, neutralist and even anti-Communist heads of government who were in Moscow for Brezhnev's funeral (see WORLD). Soviet officials sought to impress on Americans that, because their chief intends to move fast in establishing the main themes of his foreign policy, the U.S. has no time to lose in seeking a better relationship. Nor will the U.S. necessarily be pleased with all the changes that Andropov might make, such as a partial reconciliation...
...Reagan Administration's tough rhetoric, its attempt to consolidate anti-Soviet alliances and its program of across-the-board rearmament have all been intended to impress on the Soviets that they have a choice. They can moderate their conduct-which, by implication, means choosing more moderate rulers-and thereby earn a respite from conflict abroad that may be their last chance to tend to their home front. Or, if the succession struggle is resolved in favor of ideologues and expansionists, they can continue pursuing an aggressive course and thereby risk an almost inevitable, potentially cataclysmic confrontation with...
...Margolis and Pat Fleming give different accounts of their first meeting. Fleming remembers watching Margolis struggling to impress a female classmate in a long Freshman Union dinner line, then walking over, introducing himself, and offering some advice on dealing with women...
However, the line between negative advertising so blatant that it infuriates voters and slightly less ham-handed ads that impress them is elusive. In Texas, Democratic Senator Lloyd Bentsen won re-election with the aid of a TV ad that pictured a frail old woman walking to her mailbox, finding it empty and staring at the camera in despair, while a voice accused Bentsen's opponent James Collins of plotting to wreck Social Security. Though Collins once advocated making Social Security voluntary, he now insists that he is avid to preserve the system. In Pennsylvania, Democrat Peter Kostmayer...
...field as well as on it "She and I almost missed a plane together," Martin recalls. The 8:30 p.m. game will be Harvard's first time under the lights this year... Springfield's trip South may help its tournament chances by giving the Wildcats a chance to impress selection committee members outside of the Northeast. Aside from its pre-season trip of Ireland the Crimson has traveled no further than Philadelphia...