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...tough subject, but one worth a few minutes' extra attention, and we don't think anyone can tell it better than Talbott, the author of two books on arms control. Not far beyond that story comes Profile, a department we introduced six months ago to provide word portraits of compelling personalities. This week's Profile, written by Washington Correspondent Ted Gup, is about North Carolina's often contentious, always colorful Senator Jesse Helms. Then there is the Design section, which showcases the work of Architects Gordon Bunshaft and Oscar Niemeyer, 1988 co-winners of the prestigious Pritzker Prize. Some stories...
...beleaguered Customs Service welcomes the prospect of more military help. "It's great; we need 'em," says Deputy Customs Commissioner Michael Lane. "They can help significantly." But he has a terse word for any 45-day deadline in closing the border to drugs: "Lunacy...
Suspense is a rare commodity in the politics of Communist Eastern Europe, but last week Hungary provided a genuine cliff-hanger. When 986 participants at the country's first national party conference in 31 years gathered in Budapest's trade-union meeting hall, word went out that the official agenda, bearing the imprimatur of Party Leader Janos Kadar, had been quietly shelved. As the conference began, the key question was whether Kadar, 75, might also be shelved. In his opening speech, Kadar himself acknowledged the need to "rejuvenate" the party leadership...
...Iran's help in freeing the French captives. In addition, the agreement allegedly called for France to repay as much as $1 billion on an outstanding loan made by Iran. While refusing to confirm the secret details of his predecessor's deal with Tehran, Rocard declared, "France gave its word. It will be kept...
Another problem developed when word reached the presidential party that the Soviets had questioned the participation of one of the religious groups scheduled to meet with Reagan at the Danilov monastery on Monday...