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...month in Montreal. Said one State Department official, referring to the Soviet national airline: "We want to do something that will affect the relations of Aeroflot to the rest of the world." One possibility: ground crews at international airports could refuse to clean Aeroflot cabins, stock its planes or refuel its empty tanks, effectively grounding the carrier outside of the Soviet Union...
...sizable advantage in maneuvering during dogfights because of its quicker acceleration, better rolling ability and longer flight time. At half the price, twice as many can be deployed. Likewise, the M-60 compares well with the expensive M1: the M-1 breaks down five times as much and must refuel 40% more often; it is available for combat only half as often, which when added to the 3-to-l price differential means that six times as many M-60s can be placed in battle for the same price...
...partly to blame for the high interest rates that are the main cause of the current economic crisis. He tried to allay Wall Street worries that the Administration wants to subvert the Federal Reserve Board's policy of keeping a tight rein on the money supply, and thus refuel inflation. After a meeting with Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, Reagan used his press conference to call a halt to recent White House carping about the Reserve Board's independent stewardship of monetary policy. Said he: "I have confidence in the announced policies of the Federal Reserve Board. The Administration...
...dropped out of the sky at Torrejdn Airbase near Madrid to refuel. As night vanished and Egypt with its sorrow appeared, some of the magic of the assembly was dispelled. At a dinner for the American delegation in Cairo's El Salam Hotel, the three Presidents seemed to revert to form in their toasts. Carter talked of his personal relationship with Sadat. Ford spoke straightforwardly as a representative of the American people. Nixon gave one of his oblique rambling tributes to the banquet waiters and servants, those not famous or "infamous." Protocol had seated Kissinger next to 14-year...
...that they would not be given any longer-range capability than their present 2,878 miles. The new sale also includes 1,177 Sidewinder missiles for the F-15s, the same deadly weapon that U.S. F-14 fighters used to shoot down two Libyan aircraft two weeks ago.* To refuel both the fighters and the AWACS, the Administration also proposes to throw in eight KC-707 tankers. Delivery of the package would not start until...