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What the Government intends to prove, Volz declared, is that the defendants used lying, bribery and influence peddling to obtain valuable state certification for phony hospital and nursing- home corporations, which they then sold for some $9 million. Volz did admit that the alleged caper involved some "complex shenanigans...
...Reagan Administration's decision reversed almost four decades of U.S. efforts to obtain global recognition of the World Court as a mediator in conflicts over international...
...everyone in the Administration, however, shares Weinberger's--and Reagan's--unalloyed enthusiasm for Star Wars. The latest Soviet offer could have the effect of strengthening the faction inside the Administration that still hopes to obtain an important arms agreement. Reagan wants that as well, if he can somehow reconcile that goal with his desire for an effective defense against nuclear attack...
When a dean pulled Moyer from class to ask why a bomb might be in his mailbox, the student said he had lost the keys to his room and had been late to lunch, so he thought he would "safely" put the device in his box until he could obtain a new set of room keys...
...meantime, the U.S. efforts on behalf of the other Americans remain shrouded in secrecy. Kalb would say only that the U.S. "is now, has been and will continue to be in touch with numerous individuals and governments in an effort to obtain their release." President Reagan was vague too, but he indicated that the U.S. was taking what steps it could. "Unfortunately," said he, "we can't tell even the families (of the other hostages) all that we are doing...