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Despite the President's nonchalance, Americans seem somewhat concerned about his health, though not overly so. When asked about Reagan's medical problems, nearly 40% termed them "very serious" or "serious." Nevertheless, eight out of ten respondents said it was "very likely" or "fairly likely" that the 74-year-old Reagan would serve out his full term. Only 5% said it was "not likely...
...familiar" with it. Those who knew of the plan favored it 51% to 36%, even though only 16% say they support it strongly; 52% thought they would personally pay more taxes if it were passed. Republicans were more than twice as likely as Democrats to favor the plan. One somewhat contradictory albeit understandable finding was that though Americans tend to favor the plan in general, they clearly oppose its major specific provisions. When asked about eliminating the deductions for state and local taxes, some 80% said they were opposed. Likewise, 77% said they were against having to pay taxes...
...week had started in South Africa on a somewhat hopeful note, when Bishop Tutu requested a meeting with State President P.W. Botha. Almost immediately Botha replied that he was too busy to see Tutu privately and suggested that the bishop might be included in a group of church leaders who would be calling on him on Aug. 19. Translation: the Botha government considers Tutu an enemy and is not prepared to grant him any special recognition as the leading emissary of the black community. "By requesting talks with the State President, I am putting my credibility on the line," replied...
...Rappaport, the thinking is "Let's go back to the core where we have the technology and the knowledge and a comparative advantage. Let's stick to things where we're better than the rest." As a result of this change in attitude, says Scherer, "mergers of today have somewhat better chances of success than did the conglomerates...
Foreign Minister Botha and other South Africans at the meeting seemed genuine in their willingness to discuss alterations in the present system, though they were somewhat short on specifics. On Friday morning McFarlane reported to President Reagan on the trip. The Administration decided to remain noncommittal until it has a better idea of exactly what the South Africans have in mind. One concern is that Pretoria might appear to be seeking Washington's approval as a way of reducing international criticism of the state of emergency...