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Late last week the meeting broke into small groups to discuss what sort of recommendations to send to the Pope. The bishops have already commissioned a five-member committee to draft a statement to the world's Christians on Vatican II. Nonetheless, it was unclear whether any concrete proposals for new interpretations of the council would emerge before the synod's close on Dec. 8. --By Richard N. Ostling. Reported by Daniela Simpson and Wilton Wynn/Rome
...week's end it was still unclear whether the West's anger against the terrorists and their Libyan backers would result in any kind of military action. Among U.S. allies that opposed the intervention were Britain, France and West Germany, all of which have trade links with Libya. Both the White House and the Pentagon insisted that a U.S. strike was unlikely, but at the same time the planning continued. One favored option called for an aerial engagement against Libyan fighters over the Gulf of Sidra, followed by strikes against one or more of the five main air bases strung...
Where the bogus tale originated was unclear. At the New York Stock Exchange, officials tried to pinpoint exactly when Pennzoil's shares started on their unearthly ascent. Said N.Y.S.E. Vice President Richard Torrenzano: "We noticed greater activity both in terms of price and volume by late morning on Tuesday." In Houston, Liedtke first learned of the stock spurt when he received a call in his office atop Pennzoil Place. Said he: "I could only guess that there had been some kind of leak by Texaco about the offer they were going to make." Liedtke later sent a cable...
...Gorbachev left it unclear whether the SS-20s to be removed from Europe would be destroyed or simply shuttled into Soviet Asia. From there they could be quickly moved back into Europe during a crisis. In addition, London and Paris are unlikely to halt the scheduled modernization of their nuclear forces...
...unclear whether the U.S. and South Korea will be able to agree on a common strategy for dealing with the North. The worry among those eager to supply aid to the North is that diplomatic infighting could cause critical delays in averting the food crisis. "If you let things slide, it can go south really quick," says Ragan from the WFP. The world was taken by surprise during the 1990s famine. "We don't have any excuse for letting it happen again," Ragan says. Then again, neither does Kim Jong...