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Former Cambridge Councilor Kevin Crane commented that "It'll be an interesting two years, to see what he does down in Washington--we haven't had a freshman Congressman for 34 years." With a Republican President, he said the Speaker's ability to retain Federal aid for the district would be difficult to match...
...good proposal for us. The Soviet offer to allow SDI research in the laboratory is meaningless. You must test to assemble and retain a top staff. But they thought they had Reagan in a vulnerable position with the elections coming up. They figured him badly. But Reagan never should have put himself in this position. Putting together a deal on intermediate-range forces, followed by a summit, is one thing. But to confront major changes at Reykjavik was a mistake. Still, the idea that we've lost a golden opportunity is nonsense. There's no reason why this...
...moment, however, the A.N.C.'s principal challenge is how to avoid squandering its new political strength in South Africa and its heightened prestige abroad. On one hand, it must keep up pressure on the South African government if it is to retain its credibility and its following. On the other, even some A.N.C. leaders admit that a resort to more and more violence runs the very real risk of losing support, moral and otherwise, from the West and from whites in South Africa...
...treatment, I will not hold press conferences or give interviews. Elena Bonner. Sept. 5, 1985." Andrei's statement said, ". . . If my wife is allowed to travel abroad for treatment and to see her relatives, I plan to concentrate on scientific work and on my private life; however, I retain the right to make statements on social issues in extreme situations...
...Brookline resident, who has headed the multi-million-dollar health service since 1971, said he plans to retain his tenured Med School chair after leaving UHS, but will give up his professorship when he reaches the 70-year mandatory-retirement...