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Such bouts of good feeling have been seen before -- and dashed before. Alone, they have little more significance than smiles at a summit, and they can be just as deceptive and dangerous. But to the extent that the new attitudes reflect real reforms in Soviet society that shrink the basic differences between the two nations, they could mark a historic turning point in the cold war. That would be far more important than anything Reagan and Gorbachev might conjure up at a crowded conference table, or inside a cozy dacha...
...agreed that Mars is a tantalizing target for exploration. Fragmentary data suggest that the planet may once have possessed a denser atmosphere, a warmer climate and even bodies of water. Many questions about life on Mars remain unanswered. So when Mikhail Gorbachev again declared only days before the Moscow summit that the U.S. and Soviet Union should "cooperate on a flight to Mars," ears perked up in labs and offices from Los Angeles to Moscow. Even the Reagan Administration, which has balked at similar Soviet overtures, was at pains not to dismiss out of hand Gorbachev's conciliatory-sounding proposal...
...decided that this might hurt rather than help their chances of getting a visa. The President does plan, however, to talk to Vera's father Yuri and a dozen other refusenik families at Spaso House, the U.S. Ambassador's residence in Moscow. "People pin all their hopes on the summit," says Vera's mother Tanya. "The old refuseniks are all in a terrible state...
Still, the President was determined to keep human rights at the forefront of the summit. In a speech in Helinski, he charged that "Soviet practice does not -- or does not yet -- measure up" to international standards on human rights. Reagan has praised Mikhail Gorbachev's liberalized emigration policy, but called for laws guaranteeing such rights. Said Reagan: "What are we to think of the continued suppression of those who wish to practice their religious beliefs...
NATION: At the summit, Reagan affirms the detente he has long deplored...