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Smiling and affable, Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in East Germany last week. Emerging from his Aeroflot IL-62 jet, the Soviet leader, followed by his wife Raisa, flashed his friendliest grin as he greeted East German Party Chief Erich Honecker with a hug and kisses on both cheeks. Gorbachev had come to East Berlin for the East German Communist Party Congress...
...scoop. At Geneva, the 3,000 reporters had been held at such a distance that they could only report on how unusually long Reagan and Gorbachev had talked, quote aides on how well they got along, and fill space with features like CBS News' "cold war wardrobes" of Raisa Gorbachev and others. Press commentary had to be tentative. "Politically, it was a plus for both men," Commentator Bill Moyers solemnly intoned. During the summit, some reporters were able to piece together coherent accounts of what went on, but they mostly relied on briefings from the Administration...
...other for a moot nuke nay-say. A wide-open range awaits Lucky the dog, In Ronnie's agenda he won't be a cog. To his master we offer the same one-way flight As far west as need be to get out of sight The shine of Raisa put Nancy in shadow, Wowing the press but not cooling bravado. Rhetorical barbs continue to fly East to West, West to East--thorns to both sides...
...which he called for separate nuclear arms negotiations with Britain and France. "The Soviet Union attaches the most serious importance to ensuring human rights," he declared. But he added that "it is only necessary to free this problem from hypocrisy and speculation." After the speech, Gorbachev strolled with Raisa along the Seine to the French Foreign Ministry for lunch with 135 diplomats and dignitaries. There he heard Premier Fabius raise the issue of human rights again. Gorbachev's face became momentarily expressionless...
Afterward, while Raisa continued to give Paris a taste of her brand of Soviet chic (see box), Gorbachev made contact with France's working class. Accompanied by French Foreign Trade Minister Edith Cresson, he journeyed to a Parisian suburb for an hour-long tour of a highly roboticized Peugeot auto factory. The Soviet leader tried out the latest model sedan, then donned protective goggles to inspect the plant and chat with workers about wages and factory conditions. So determinedly upbeat was the visit that Soviet Ambassador to France Yuli Vorontsov jokingly told a Peugeot executive, "You're getting so much...