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...appreciated the "great courtesy" that Andropov had shown toward himself and Bush, but "the thing we are really looking for . . . is the substance of change in behavior." As Shultz noted, no sooner had Brezhnev been laid to rest than "it was as though someone threw a switch and suddenly martial music and a long march-by of troops. That was mood music too, I thought...
...club team's existence when he was applying. And Fasi remembers that "out of six schools I applied to. Harvard was the only one that didn't recruit me for water polo." He wasn't planning to play here until he heard in May 1980 of the switch to varsity status...
...Harvard officials have previously said they would not allow such a switch and Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III last night said. "I have to be frank and say that it won't happen as I've said all along...
...most immediately apparent switch, of course, is the net Democratic gain of 26 seats. Assuming that the Democrats score expected victories in two Georgia seats that, because of late redistricting, will not be filled until special elections on Nov. 30, the House will consist of 269 Democrats and 166 Republicans. The margin is less overpowering than it looks. It includes at least 39 "Boll Weevils"-conservative Democratic supporters of President Ronald Reagan's policies-who were reelected, and four to six more Southern Democrats who might turn Boll Weevil once they get to Washington. No matter: even given their...
...justifying the switch in signals, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kenneth Adelman said that "disputes should be settled by discussion and never by force." Washington's purpose in backing the Argentine-sponsored resolution was actually far more pragmatic: to regain some of the good will that the U.S. lost in Latin America by taking Britain's side in the conflict. U.S. diplomats pointed out that they had lobbied successfully to water down the resolution before voting for it. Among other things, the U.S. persuaded Argentina to drop a reference to the Falklands as a colony. In addition...