Word: reached
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...terms of Asian recruitment, the efforts of UMRC are specifically directed toward students with blue-collar backgrounds or towards those whose parents did not go to college, says Cary. "Many of these students think Harvard is an unattainable goal. We bring them the reality that this University is within reach...
...almost every measure, Ronald Reagan emerged from Reykjavik a winner. Among Americans who kept abreast of the summit, two out of three support Reagan's decision to reject the Soviet offer. Most blame Mikhail Gorbachev for the failure to reach agreement, and an overwhelming majority believes the President is more committed to arms control than is the Soviet leader. Most agree with Reagan that SDI should be developed. Apparently, most do not see SDI as a stumbling block to future negotiations; a majority is optimistic that Reagan and Gorbachev will eventually sign a pact. Significantly, confidence in Reagan's ability...
...think is more to blame for the failure to reach an agreement...
...think it is still possible for Reagan and Gorbachev to reach an agreement to reduce nuclear weapons, or do you think there is little chance while Reagan is still President...
...week's end the Administration had reason to believe that its publicity campaign was paying off. In a poll for TIME by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, 45% of the respondents thought Gorbachev was primarily to blame for the failure to reach agreement at the Iceland summit, while only 14% said Reagan was mainly at fault. A thumping 69% said the President was right in refusing to restrict Star Wars as the price for a deal that would reduce nuclear arms. Day-to-day surveys taken for the White House by Richard Wirthlin showed Reagan's general approval rating jumping sharply from...