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...mood in Europe has changed dramatically since 1979, when, in response to concerns first put forward by then West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, NATO ministers voted to deploy the new American weapons in West Germany, Britain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands. In what became known as the "two-track decision," the ministers decided that the U.S. would simultaneously launch a round of negotiations with the Soviet Union in which the new missiles would be used as a bargaining chip to persuade the Soviets to dismantle their SS-20s. Nonetheless, many West Europeans fear that the deployment scheme will result...
...issue of the NATO missile deployment plan will loom large in the upcoming campaign. Kohl has come out strongly in favor of the new missiles, provided no progress is made in Geneva by the December 1983 deadline. But Hans-Jochen Vogel, who has replaced former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as the Social Democratic standardbearer, is pressing for greater American flexibility and his party is toying with a compromise that is not very different from the idea the Soviets suggested in Geneva...
...Robin Schmidt, University vice president for government and community affairs, said yesterday that a concern for the rights of local residents was another major factor in Harvard's decision. "There was very strong opposition from the Allston-Brighton community," Schmidt explained...
...Allston-Brighton Civic Association, an organization of residents from the area surrounding the Stadium, led local opposition to professional football at Harvard. Citizens warmed that USFL games would produce unmanageable traffic jams and attract unwelcome visitors to their neighborhoods, Schmidt said...
Contributing to his report were Crimson staffers Peter Eccles, Michael Hirschorn, Heidi James, Marie Morris, Steve Parkey, John Riccardi, and Katie Schmidt...