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...more promising feeler came from an unnamed "high-ranking Soviet official," widely assumed to be Soviet Ambassador Anatoli Dobrynin, who suggested to the Boston Globe that the two powers seek a quick "interim agreement" on the less controversial elements of arms control while postponing for the moment the many tougher far-reaching questions. Meanwhile, there were countercharges that both sides were violating existing treaties. Two weeks ago the U.S. accused the Soviets of four and "probably" three more violations, including the use of chemical warfare in Laos and Afghanistan, and of building a radar system that could be used...
...Japan a kilowatt of nuclear energy costs 5.2?, compared with 5.8? for the same amount of electricity generated by coal and 7.3? for power from oil. Nuclear plants have an impressive worldwide safety record. Government inspections abroad are generally just as tough as in the U.S., and often tougher. Very few accidents like the near meltdown at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island in 1979 have been reported anywhere else in the world, and no mishap has received comparable publicity...
...were extremely disappointed with the outcome." Kaufer said. "We've fenced tougher teams and done better...
...Aren't there other elements in this business of your being perceived as reckless overseas? We do have troops in Lebanon, and you have been much tougher than your immediate predecessor, at least in foreign affairs...
Simply because he remains ahead of the pack, the press is likely to become tougher on Mondale. The reservations about him are in part professional prudence: front runners often fade, as Ed Muskie and Ted Kennedy did; a candidate setting too bland a course can be upset, as Thomas Dewey was. Some of the press's tone, however, makes Mondale seem like a wimp, which...