Reagan Andropov Summit Possible Within Reagan Term
Administration officials signal a substantive signal from the Soviet Union could bring Reagan and Andropov to a summit within 10 months. A summit would hinge on nuclear talks progress, Afghanistan or Poland actions, and easing Soviet support in Central America.
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Washington Post
Washington
Reagan
Soviet Union
Yuri V. Andropov
State Department
Geneva
Afghanistan
Poland
Central America
Soviets
United States
Leonid Brezhnev
France
Japan
Europe
Today's Chuckle Marriage Transfers Funds Faster
A humorous quip about marriage being a quicker way to move money than electronic banking. The joke plays on financial ease and domestic stereotypes for light amusement.
Soviets and Arabs Move to Heal PLO Rift
Soviet leader Yuri Andropov and officials from Algeria and Saudi Arabia work to mediate the PLO feud and quash a mutiny threatening Yasser Arafat. The effort follows the May 7 mutiny in eastern Lebanon amid Israel’s Lebanon war anniversary tensions.
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Associated Press
Yuri Andropov
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Soviet Union
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Lebanon
Andropov
Hafez Assad
Vladimir Youkhine
Mideast
Cloths over faces saved survivors of plane fire
The 23 survivors aboard Air Canada Flight 797 escaped by filtering smoke with cloth or tissues as exits opened. Investigators say the fire likely involved the lavatory area electrical system but remain uncertain of the exact source. The Dallas to Toronto flight landed in Cincinnati where 23 of 46 aboard died, including two Americans.
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Cincinnati
Air Canada
Donald Engen
National Transportation Safety Board
Engen
Dallas
Toronto
Greater Cincinnati International
Kentucky
Trees Talk to Each Other Through Airborne Signals
Scientists report preliminary evidence that trees emit airborne chemicals when attacked by insects to warn neighboring trees. University of Washington researchers, backed by the NSF, say the finding could transform pest control and our view of tree complexity.
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David Rhoades
Gordon Orians
Jack C. Schultz
Dartmouth College
New Hampshire
Schultz
Orians
Centenarians dominate aging trend in Census report
The Census Bureau reports 32,000 people aged 100 or older in the United States, with 24,000 women. The national population is 232,057,000, median age 30.6, and baby boom cohorts shift aging patterns. The 14 to 17 age group falls 7.9 percent, while ages 35 to 44 and over 85 rise.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Louisa Miller
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