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...Madrid revealed his own view of himself in an unusually candid description written in response to a request from TIME. "I consider myself to be of normal, serene temperament, but I become enthused or moved by interesting questions or things that impress me," he wrote. "I prefer dealing with people to solitude, but once in a while I appreciate being alone with myself and my reflections. I have always been concerned with equilibrium and avoiding easy irritation or depression. I am fundamentally an optimist...
...White House and to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and I just saw the same way of making policies by the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. I got involved on a part-time basis in an effort to de-escalate the Vietnam War. I did so on the request of the Secretary of State. And then I saw the whole thing sabotaged, double-crossed by the military...
...meantime, the U.S. was still try| ing, without much success, to I initiate negotiations for the ^withdrawal of Israeli, Syrian iand P.L.O. forces from Lebanon. But the talks were being blocked by an Israeli demand that at least some of the sessions be held in Jerusalem, a request the Lebanese feel they cannot accept without conceding Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem. Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Dam told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that talks between Israel and Lebanon were the "stimulus" necessary before broader discussions could begin...
...same time, efforts to put pressure on the Israeli government to begin negotiations with the Lebanese were being undermined by Congress. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations unexpectedly boosted the Reagan Administration's aid request for Israel from $2.5 billion to nearly $3 billion. The increase included $350 million in military assistance. "We are now at a touchy time," said State Department Spokesman Alan Romberg. "The danger of this bill is that it would make it far more difficult to bring about a quick and easy settlement in Lebanon." In the longer run, it would also weaken...
Four Mather House representatives are asking for an extension of one extra meal for the voting, which they said was plagued by early mixups among their delegation. The request cites a "discouraging" attitude among poll takers Wednesday, who disagreed with the referenda. The four delegation members decided Wednesday night to become aggressive in soliciting votes because they said that Mather representation was being hurt. Another meal for voting could rectify the situation, they said...