Summit Briefs Spark Security Plans for Gorbachev Visit
Washington braces for a major Soviet summit with Mikhail Gorbachev as protectors map out security. Officers will close 16th Street in front of the Soviet Embassy while KGB observers monitor demonstrations and potential threats during the Washington visit.
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Summit era of Gorbachev and Bush reshapes Cold War tone
The piece surveys past and present summits from Geneva to Reykjavik, noting how leaders like Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Gorbachev shaped tensions. It argues the Malta and Camp David meetings foreshadowed a cautious normalization, with Berlin and German unification as pivotal issues.
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Gorbachev’s Ottawa stop tests security plans
In Ottawa the Soviet president caused a stir by arriving late and wandering beyond the planned spot. With Raisa at his side he greeted a cheering crowd, signed books, and took questions, despite initial security concerns and advice to keep the moment spontaneous.
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