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...Yitzhak Shamir, Secretary of State George Shultz and Vice President George Bush. U.S. officials reported that the Israelis' attitude was much more constructive and flexible than in previous sessions. Shamir stressed the importance of getting the autonomy talks back on track, although he made no concessions that would pave the way toward an early agreement on that issue. In a clear-cut signal of support for Jerusalem, Shultz warned that the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N. General Assembly if that body voted for an Arab-backed move to exclude Israel...
...focus attention onto the issue of lack of parking facilities. I suggested in the city council that Harvard should pave Harvard Yard and make it into a huge parking lot." "Harvard immediately moved across the bridge and created the Business School parking lot. Then they created the shuttle service." "Since we now have a picnic for senior citizens in the Yard once a year...and since that is their favorite picnic spot, any Corporation member suggesting [paving the Yard] will be burnt at the stake right in the Harvard Yard...
Some Americans have speculated that the new balance of power in the Middle East will pave the way for a lasting peace in Lebanon. For the immediate future, such an outcome seems highly unlikely. The Lebanese remain so divided-even without the presence of the PLO. Syria and Israel-that the possibility of a stable government is remote...
...elections that took place in El Salvador on March 28 were the centerpiece of U.S. policy toward that troubled Central American country. They were supposed to pave the way for a return to democracy, thereby reducing the appeal of leftist guerrillas who were alleged to be receiving aid from Nicaragua and Cuba. Noting the high turnout, President Reagan declared: "Now they really showed that there is a real desire for democracy there." But last week the election results came under attack. An article based on research at the Jesuit-run Central American University in San Salvador suggested that the vote...
...Falkland situation, the United States helped pave the way for Argentina's transgression of accepted codes of international law through its kid-gloves treatment of Argentina's repressive regime, the consequence of the Reagan Administration's fundamentally fallacious distinction between authoritarian and totalitarian dictatorships. Its vision clouded by its bipolar world view, the Administration tailed to show Argentinas just how seriously it takes violations of human rights or its most recent flouting of diplomatic standards...