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...North Korea and the U.S., to discuss trading diplomatic recognition and economic aid for the North's full compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and other Western demands, was scratched. South Korea put its 633,000 troops on alert. Seoul also accepted an American offer to deploy 48 Patriot missile launchers to defend against North Korean Scud missiles and announced that it had resumed planning for the Team Spirit military exercises with the U.S., suspended in February to placate the North. Washington weighed whether to supplement its 34,830 troops in South Korea and beef up their equipment...
...week by the Federal Reserve, corporate layoffs continued. Among the latest cuts: 5,500 positions, or 25% of the banking work force, at Fleet Financial Group, parent of New England's largest bank; and 4,400 positions, or 7% of the work force, at Raytheon Co., maker of the Patriot missile...
...will permit inspection of seven nuclear sites. Not included in the arrangement: two sites in its Yongbyon complex believed to be waste dumps for weapons-grade plutonium. In a positive response, the South Korean Foreign Minister, Han Sung Joo, said the U.S. should reconsider its proposed deployment of Patriot missiles in South Korea...
...ongoing arms crisis with North Korea, which refuses to allow inspections of its nuclear facilities, has prompted the Clinton Administration to signal its intention to send Patriot missile batteries to South Korea. The commander of U.S. forces there requested the missiles in light of Pyongyang's threat to suspend the Korean peninsula armistice if the U.S. pushes for economic sanctions...
Having acted professionally for over 25 years, it seems odd that Jones has only recently been discovered by the movie-going audience at large. Shortly after graduation from Harvard, Jones made his Braodway debut in John Osborne's "A Patriot for Me." He later shared the Broadway stage with the likes of Carol Channing, Sid Caesar and Zero Mostel. He was awarded a best Actor Emmy award for his portrayal of Gary Gilmore in "The Executioner's Song" and was nominated for another Emmy for his performance in the mini-series "Lonesome Dove." In addition to his movie role...