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...imagined himself safe from attack. When Letelier and an assistant. Ronni Moffit, were blown up, the U.S. discovered that three senior Chilean intelligence officers were probably connected to the killings. Despite repeated requests, the men (who have been indicted by American courts) haven't been extradited. President Carter imposed mild trade sanctions on Chile for not returning the suspected murderers: Reagan ended even that minor form of protest...
...Thursday, a front-page article in Ha'aretz, an independent Tel Aviv daily, reported that Begin had stopped shaving and was eating only soup. The Prime Minister's office immediately responded by announcing that Begin was suffering from a mild skin disease that prevented him from shaving for the time being. Later that day, obviously realizing he could no longer delay his resignation but still reluctant to appear in public, Begin dispatched Meridor to Herzog's office...
...bolts of political organizing and funding, but also telling profiles of the movement's leaders. And occasional jobs not withstanding. Paige offers a generally balanced account of the movement's history to date. Though clearly pro-choice herself. Paige's final assessment of the anti-abortionists is relatively mild...
...down KAL 007, killing all 269 passengers, the renascent détente in Washington was effectively stopped in its tracks. Thanks in just about equal parts to George Shultz's moderating influence and the lack of viable sanctions, Reagan's immediate response to the Soviet's brutal deed was mild: the usual harsh rhetoric coupled with some minor restrictions on cultural and diplomatic exchange. But despite the President's reaffirmation of his commitment to arms control, it is clear that this latest East-West crisis has been a boon to Reagan, slowing the nuclear freeze movement and weakening the Democrats...
...fated airliner, he is quoted as exclaiming, "Fiddlesticks!" Fiddlesticks? Despite the fact that the word went out of fashion before Yuri Andropov could even have heard of Glenn Miller, it is a remarkably apt translation of the Russian. What the pilot said was "Yolki palki," an exceedingly mild oath that translates literally as "the sticks of a fir tree," and is the exclamatory equivalent of "Yipes!" on a preteen U.S. playground...