Envoy Waite hopeful after meeting with Lebanon kidnappers
Terry Waite the archbishop of Canterbury’s envoy arrived in Rome after a four day Beirut mission. He said the situation remains dangerous yet hopeful and that hostages are alive. Waite declined to give meeting details or a timetable for negotiations while urging media restraint to protect lives.
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Reagan to seek joint statement on nuclear arms
President Reagan plans to propose to Mikhail Gorbachev a joint statement to seek reductions in nuclear arsenals. He would press for specific level targets but would regard agreement as a win even if levels are not set. Reagan will not tie limits to his Star Wars defense program and will decide after the summit how to proceed.
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Kissinger: Reagan in strong position for Geneva talks
Kissinger says Reagan has unmatched public support aiding talks with Mikhail Gorbachev. He calls SDI transformative for arms control and urges no compromise with Moscow while opposing deployment of SDS forces as a bargaining chip.
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Rescue ends as Armero victims saved but deaths mount
Colombia officials announce the last three survivors are rescued in Armero after a deadly mudflow from Nevado del Ruiz. Government says no one left to rescue while toll climbs past twenty one thousand with thousands homeless and injuries reported. U S and local authorities begin burial plans and relief operations continue in surrounding towns.
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New Miami mayor inherits prosperous but tense city
Miami’s new mayor Xavier Suarez faces racial and economic tensions as Hispanics near a majority and Cuban-Americans dominate growth. He urges outreach to Chicago? No, to the Black community to bridge economic divisions and ease ethnic strains in a city shaped by foreign turmoil, drugs, and rapid growth.
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TODAY'S CHUCKLE Pessimist and the ball bounce joke
A short humor item notes a pessimist feels bad when feeling good due to tomorrow's doubt and observes that the complainer about a ball’s bounce likely dropped it himself. Copyright notice included.
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