Winds of change reach Cuba as Soviet leadership shifts
Oct 17 1988 report says Soviet reformist Medvedev may seek US ties, reducing Kremlin support for Castro. Analysts warn Castro risks isolation amid cuts in aid and glasnost moves, while Warsaw Pact remains intact and Cuba retains military assets. U.S. officials see Havana at a historic crossroads with potential leverage.
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Soviet Union
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Danube
Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Kremlin
Yegor K. Ligachev
Vadim A. Medvedev
United States
Cuba
Third World
Soviet Bloc
U.S
Castro
West
Moscow
Havana
Israel
State Department
Soviet Arms To Nicaragua Slow As U S Seeks Talks
Washington reports suggest the Soviet Union is slowing arms shipments to Nicaragua amid White House signals favoring negotiations with the United States on the Nicaraguan conflict. Administration officials mention a possible superpower accord, noting Shultz and Shevardnadze have discussed the issue in frequent talks. The move coincides with Reagan’s hesitation to push new Contra aid ahead of the campaign.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Nicaragua
United States
White House
Reagan
Congress
Capitol Hill
George Shultz
Eduard Shevardnadze
Americans share Nobel for medicine 1988 award
Sir James W. Black of Britain and American researchers Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings won the 1988 Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries enabling new drugs. Black developed a heart disease drug propra Holol in 1964. Elion and Hitchings’ work since 1945 spurred cancer drugs and treatments for leukemia malaria and organ transplant rejection.
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Stockholm
Sweden
James W. Black
Great Britain
Gertrude Elion
George E. Hitchings
Nobel Assembly
Karolinska Institute
Black
Elion
Hitchings
Yanks Koreans brawl in Seoul nightclub district
About 40 U S soldiers brandished jackknives and broken bottles in Itaewon seeking a taxi driver. An American and a South Korean were hospitalized after a Sunday incident that escalated from a verbal dispute into a brawl with rock throwing. Police say 40 Koreans joined the crowd and Americans pursued them.
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South Korea
U.S
Itaewon
Itewan
U.S. Forces Korea
Lee Ok-Chui
Lee
Electricity the Power of the Future from Ohio Edison
A campaign style message extols electricity as the power of the future. It notes electricity fuels progress in schools workplaces homes and entertainment and ties reliability to development from farms to cities. It emphasizes the widespread reach from remote homes to urban centers.
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Ohio Edison
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