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...Hospital, where the President was recuperating from colon surgery. Reagan saw the dangers of an arms-for-hostages swap, but also appreciated the value of new contact with Iran. He bought the idea that arms shipments would be intended to strengthen a group that might eventually be able to wean Iran away from support of terrorism. McFarlane called Kimche in Israel to say the U.S. was interested in seeing what he could work...
...President denied again that he had been trading arms for American hostages held in Lebanon by Muslim zealots influenced by Iran. The purpose of the shipments, he said, had been to give "more prestige and muscle" to factions in Iran that might eventually be able to wean that strategically vital nation away from its bitter anti-Americanism. A few moments before, however, Reagan had conceded, "I said to them that there was something they could do to show their sincerity . . . they could begin by releasing our hostages...
Most Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets now serve Coke rather than Pepsi, but that could change. A PepsiCo official said the company will not break contracts between KFC and Coke but will work "vigorously" to wean its franchisees from the Real Thing...
...change the habits of his country's 120 million thrifty citizens. On the eve of a weekend visit to Camp David to discuss the seven-nation annual economic summit that Japan will host in May, Nakasone accepted a report by a Cabinet advisory committee that outlined ways to wean the Japanese away from an export-led economy by boosting local consumption. During his scheduled three-hour session with President Reagan, the Prime Minister was expected to explain how his government would translate those aims into policy. Said Nakasone: "Japan can no longer be an island of solitary prosperity, with...
...been reshaping the power structure of the Soviet Union. He has broken the back of high-level cronyism that flourished for nearly 20 years under former Party Leader Leonid Brezhnev, until his death in 1982. The new man at the helm has given fair warning that he intends to wean the country from deeply ingrained habits, including alcoholism, corruption and sloth. Gorbachev's speech this week will show the direction in which he intends to lead his country...