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Gorbachev may now seek Sakharov's support on Soviet arms-control proposals. A positive word from Sakharov would undoubtedly lend credibility to Gorbachev's fight to scuttle U.S. plans to develop a space-based missile- defense system, or Strategic Defense Initiative. Western analysts say the teaming of Gorbachev and Sakharov on this issue is not farfetched, given their mutual commitment to arms control. Observes a diplomat: "Judging by what Sakharov has said and written in the past, he would be against SDI if he expressed an opinion...
...gain such cooperation from Sakharov the physicist, Gorbachev will have to woo Sakharov the human rights activist. The courtship may already have begun. On Dec. 19, Crimean Tatar Activist Mustafa Dzhemilev was freed from a Siberian labor camp after twelve years of prison and exile. Last week Yuri Lyubimov, a prominent Soviet theatrical director who was stripped of his citizenship two years ago for criticizing cultural restrictions, received a phone call in Washington from a former colleague at Moscow's Taganka Theater encouraging him to return home. Lyubimov believes the call was officially sanctioned, and is pursuing the overture...
...unclear if Sakharov will be permitted to venture outside the Soviet Union. Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi said last week that during a meeting in May 1985, Gorbachev insisted that Sakharov would never leave the country "because he had scientific knowledge that could not be allowed outside." Sakharov's thoughts on travel seem to be evolving. Upon arriving in Moscow, he said, "I don't suppose that would be permitted for me, and I don't make any appeals." By week's end Sakharov had staked out a bolder position. "My fondest desire is to be able to travel abroad...
...Even so, Sakharov may not be up to a rigorous travel schedule. "I'm O.K.," he said last week, "but my wife is in poor condition." Bonner, however, told reporters, "He needs a checkup and serious medical care." Bonner, 63, tried repeatedly last week to get her husband to relax. She turned reporters away from the couple's apartment Tuesday, stating, "We need rest." A few hours later Sakharov quietly slipped out to attend a seminar at the Academy of Sciences, where he was applauded by his colleagues. On Thursday, Bonner insisted there would be no further visits...
...Student protests present Peking with a delicate dilemma. -- In Moscow, Sakharov is as outspoken as ever. -- Terror in the Mideast skies...