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Even a Prime Minister can become a Washington lobbyist when a big military contract is at stake. But despite a personal appeal from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to President Reagan, the U.S. Army last week chose a U.S.-French consortium to supply it with a sophisticated, $4.3 billion field-radio system. In one of the largest U.S. military contracts ever awarded for a foreign-designed system, the Army picked RITA, a joint venture by France's Thomson-CSF and GTE of Stamford, Conn., and turned down a competitive system offered by the British-American combine of Plessey Co. and Rockwell...
...loss in people's eyes and hear it in people's voices," said a West Virginia ambulance worker. Governors Charles S. Robb of Virginia and Arch Moore of West Virginia called out their National Guards to discourage looting and to aid in rescue and cleanup efforts. President Reagan later declared that large portions of two states, West Virginia and Virginia, were disaster areas. CALIFORNIA The Illegal Millionaire...
...Reagan Administration reacted cautiously to Marcos' election announcement. Said a U.S. Government analyst: "We are under no illusions about President Marcos and his intention to stay in power, about his resources and his tactical brilliance in Philippine politics." Rather than applaud Marcos' decision, the U.S. outlined the conditions necessary for the elections to be considered free and fair. Among them were 1) "professional" behavior by the Philippine military, meaning political neutrality; 2) an impartial supervising election commission; and 3) independent civilian observers. Said State Department Spokesman Charles Redman: "If elections are to re-establish confidence, then it is essential that...
...signal may have helped catalyze Marcos' latest surprise venture, it was a four-day visit to Manila last month by Republican Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada. Laxalt held two meetings with the Philippine leader. At one of them, the U.S. legislator passed along a three-page letter from President Reagan outlining his personal worries about the local situation. As a Laxalt aide recalled last week, Marcos was the first to mention presidential elections, only to reject the idea. By the second meeting, according to the aide, Marcos had changed his mind, at least in principle, and had become "enthusiastic" about...
...WHETHER THOSE DEMANDS WILL BE MET. I think it all depends on how effective the pressure is on Marcos. I call it P.F.C.: Pressure First Class. Now if that is continued, I think it could bring about some changes. I am inclined to believe that the letter that Reagan sent through Laxalt was the catalyst that made Marcos do what he just...