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...Middlesex Superior Court had temporarily blocked the ban at the request of the Arthur D. Little Company (ADL), a local research firm investigating toxic chemicals for the military at a new laboratory in North Cambridge...
...breakdown of the Lausanne talks came as U.S. influence in the region seemed to reach a new low. Under pressure from Congress, and angered by criticism from Jordan's King Hussein, President Reagan withdrew a request for Senate approval to sell $274 million worth of Stinger antiaircraft missiles and launchers to Jordan and Saudi Arabia. In an interview with a group of TIME editors, Syrian President Hafez Assad became the second Arab leader, after Hussein, to attack U.S. policy in the Middle East and particularly the influence of Jewish voters (see following story...
...Secretary of State George Shultz argued that the King's criticism had made congressional approval of the Stinger missile sale "extremely difficult." And sure enough, when faced with the fact that at least 55 Senators were known to be opposed to the sale, the White House withdrew its request. To some degree, the Stinger debacle hurt the Jordanians, though they were considering other options, including the purchase of similar weapons from France or the Soviet Union. What suffered most, amid the sense of spiraling failure of American interests in the Arab Middle East, was the ability...
...August I received another call from Allen. Could I come to the ranch? I agreed but asked if this time I could meet with Reagan alone. My request was granted, and I went to California...
...their ranch north of Santa Barbara, the Reagans gave me a tour. Then Mrs. Reagan said goodbye with her firm handshake. She explained, with pointed good humor, that she was about to go riding?"so that you two can talk alone." I guessed that my request for a private meeting with her husband had caused a misunderstanding, but there was no chance to repair the affront. Mrs. Reagan mounted her horse and cantered away...