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...signal its concern, the Reagan Administration announced that three ships, with 2,000 Marines aboard, were on their way to the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal. Administration officials contended that the convoy, which had beefed up the naval contingent off the coast of Lebanon, was no longer needed there. Although Washington described the maneuver as routine, its timing seemed to belie the official explanation. It was also revealed last week that the White House wanted to revive a plan, first floated by Henry Kissinger in 1975, to train and equip up to two Jordanian army divisions to serve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Persian Gulf: Battling for the Advantage | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

...weekend Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko flew to Vienna to meet with his West German counterpart, Hans-Dietrich Genscher. There were reports that Gromyko asked Genscher to help arrange a summit between the superpowers to help avert a crisis over the missile deployment. The latest Soviet moves appeared to signal an increased willingness in Moscow to push its war of nerves with Washington over the missiles to the crisis point. Said a West European diplomat: "The Soviets are trying to scare the hell out of everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: Cold Winds and Heated Words | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

...other countries are to pay their bills. While Congress has long criticized the United Nations for high salaries and exhorbitant expenditures, the United Nations has recently undertakes a substantial budget austerity proram that has earned the praise of even the Reagan Administration. The Senate stand sent another bad signal to the world during a period of tension and uncertainly...

Author: By Claude D. Convisser, | Title: Gambling With Prestige | 10/22/1983 | See Source »

Butler, rated fifth among BCAC Division I-AA signal-callers, has the best pass-completion percentage of any Ivy QB, .622 in league games. Last week against Navy he set an NCAA record (for all divisions) for the most passes in a game (55) with no interceptions...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Gridders Must Tame Tigers to Stay in Ivy Race | 10/22/1983 | See Source »

...Orange and Black clearly has the backing of the kingdom of evil. Take lead imp Doug Butler, the sophomore quarterback with the deadly arm. Last week he set an NCAA record for most pass attempts in a game without an interception (55). The upstart signal caller owns a passing rating higher than that of Columbia superstar John Witkowski. Supernatural...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Things That Go Bump | 10/22/1983 | See Source »

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