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...sense, the Soviet campaign is a mirror image of the Reagan Administration's p.r. blitz. It sought to pin the blame squarely on the U.S. for blocking a deal that Gorbachev said could have constituted a "turning point in world history." In his TV speech the Soviet leader at times took a condescending, almost derisive tone toward Reagan, portraying the President as a confused leader "demonstrating his complete ignorance and misunderstanding of . . . the socialist world." But Gorbachev was as insistent as any Reaganaut in denying that the summit had failed. Said Gorbachev: "The work that went on during the meeting...
...Geneva last November, Reagan and Gorbachev agreed on the spot to hold two more summits: one in the U.S. this year, the other in the Soviet Union in 1987. But through most of early 1986 the two leaders appeared less eager to fulfill that commitment than to pin the blame on each other for trying to wiggle out of it. Gorbachev annoyed the U.S. by unveiling a series of grandiose arms-control proposals that Washington judged to be largely propaganda maneuvers designed to put Reagan on the defensive; after the U.S. air strike against Libya, a Soviet client, Moscow called...
...fair in the true sense of the word, complete with helium balloons, popcorn, prizes, and bushel-baskets of apples. But its workers were dressed in pin-striped suits, not overalls, and fairgoers were more interested in information technology than apple...
...wrestling team snagged three recruits who are anxious to pin down the Ivy League title. Joel SanPedro--who had a 66-3 record in his last two years of high school--will wrestle at the 118-lb. level. Roxbury Latin's Courtney Henery, one of New England's top prep-schoolers a year ago, will compete in the 113-lb. class. Also joining the grapplers is John Willoughby of Cleveland, Ohio, who will wrestle at the 177-lb class...
...wrestling team snagged three recruits who are anxious to pin down the Ivy League title. Joel SanPedro--who had a 66-3 record in his last two years of high school--will wrestle at the 118-lb. level. Roxbury Latin's Courtney Henery, one of New England's top prep-schoolers a year ago, will compete in the 113-lb. class. Also joining the grapplers is John Willoughby of Cleveland, Ohio, who will wrestle at the 177-lb. class...