France Faces Backlash Over Terrorist Deal
A British newspaper criticizes France for negotiating with terrorists under Premier Jacques Chirac. The exchange freed Wahid Gordji for two French hostages and a Tehran embassy official, plus a $700 million loan and potential oil sanctions relief. The piece argues the politics and Iran link taint Paris’s stance ahead of elections.
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United States
France
Jacques Cinrac
Wahid Gordji
Iran
Beirut
Tehran
Gordji
Paris
Wahid
Chirac
Shah
Iraq
Canada Gears Up for the Calgary Winter Olympics
Canada prepares for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary as the government spends 40 million on the Olympic Oval for speed skating figure skating and ice hockey plus plans to install artificial turf for football and soccer. Calgary hosts 470 000 residents and hopes to attract hundreds of thousands of spectators and tourists.
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Canada
Calgary
Brian Mulroney
Olympic Oval
Dingell pushes product safety act opposed by consumer groups
Washington reports that Rep. John Dingell backs the Uniform Product Safety Act of 1987 to standardize product liability across states. Critics say it shields manufacturers from punitive damages and relies on a shifting burden of proof, while allies note cross state sales and push from Ford Motor Co. ties. The bill faces House committee action this week amid party and industry lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Dingell
Pentagon
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Michigan
House of Representatives
Dingell
New Mexico
William Richardson
FDA
Gene Kimmelman
Consumer Federation of America
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Motors
Debra Insley
James Florio
D-N.j
Dennis Eckart
James Scherer
D-N.y
House
Eckart
Are Soviet forces really so tough
Washington reports question the perceived Soviet prowess with ten critical points from NATO and U.S. officers. The piece argues the Warsaw Pact lacks cohesion, training, maps, and logistics, noting conscription turnover, mistrust, scarce bridging gear, and unreliable equipment. It concludes NATO’s nuclear shield may be less essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
U.S
NATO
Gorbachev deserves U S encouragement
The piece argues for U S support of Mikhail Gorbachev as he pursues reform in the Soviet Union. It notes his stance against totalitarian controls, calls for economic and political changes, and suggests he should be encouraged rather than booed for efforts to loosen repression and engage with the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Waite
United States
Chirac
U.S
Middle East
Afghanistan
Mujahedeen
Congress
Gorbachev
Western
Europe
Soviet Union
Helsinki Watch Committee
Mikhail Gorbachev
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London
Persian Gulf
Jack Anderson
Joseph Spear
West
Frederick Spewrey
KGB
Moscow
By David Evans
Chicago Tribune
U.S. Army
Germany
Lithuania
Khrushchev
Joseph C. Harsch
Gorbachey
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