Politics hold key to success in arms talks
Geneva discussions hinge on European security and public opinion. Washington and Moscow seek to avert stalling and win European backing as Bonn influences pace and terms. Kvitsinsky leverages German politics to gauge Berlin’s reaction amid NATO deployment debates.
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Geneva
U.S
Paul H. Nitze
Nitze
Yuli A. Kvitsinsky
United States
Soviet Union
NATO
Kvitsinsky
Berlin
Bonn
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Defence spending does hurt economy and jobs
A Sun Times analysis argues military budgets harm the economy by boosting inflation, shrinking productive capacity, and worsening the trade deficit. It cites higher costs from cost-plus contracts, MX and B 1 programs, and calls for shifting funding to energy, transit, and child care to create more jobs.
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Illinois
Air Force
Japan
Pentagon
Sun-Times
Ted Weiss
D-N.y
Retired diplomat recalls Africa and Mozambique detention
James Ferrabee writes of a five day detention at Maputo airport by Mozambican security aided by East Germans, noting international law violations and lack of a Canadian mission. He recalls Good Friday events in Entebbe, Uganda, and contrasts dangerous episodes with calmer European years and fewer immigration troubles.
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Maputo
Mozambique
Entebbe
Kampala
Idi Amin
Tito and the rumors of his hidden faith after death
After Tito's May 1980 death rumors spread that he forgave his childhood religion. Reports note his hospital request to keep church bells ringing and possible Vatican encounters. The Medjugorje visions in 1981 sparked Catholic gatherings and official crackdowns, signaling cautious successors but similar religious sensitivities.
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London
Tito
Yugoslavia
Ljubljana
Zagreb
Belgrade
Milovan Djilas
Medjugorje
Republic of
Bosnia- Hercegovina
Mrs Claus Phyllis Wegrzyn Hears Santa Mixup
A Chicago widow Phyllis Wegrzyn, 55, endures hundreds of prank calls from children after a radio Santa mixup. A wrong phone number exposed her to kids seeking Santa and led to stern responses and eventual police help. Her daughters produced a tape to spread holiday cheer.
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Phyllis Wegrzyn
Phyllis
Santa
Santa Claus
Martha Washington
George
George Washington
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Mike Royko
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