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...whether North had any higher authorization for his actions. The report noted that Meese's lapse might have given the two White House aides a chance to coordinate their stories. The committee reported, "Meese testified that it never occurred to him that there would be any collusions of an untoward nature...
...notified doctors who were participating in the Oculinum trials that without coverage he would no longer be able to supply the drug. Because people associate the drug with botulism, ! Scott told the New York Times, insurers are afraid they will be hit with huge damage suits if any untoward side effects occur. He notes that among some 7,000 patients who have received the drug to date, side effects have been temporary and mainly limited to drooping eyelids, excessive tearing and double vision. None have yet brought suit...
...Party congress in Durban. When Botha's "manifesto for the future" proved to be largely a manifesto for more of the same, an international outcry ensued. Last week, as Botha returned to Durban to address a full party congress, officials tried a different tack, this one designed to thwart untoward expectations. One administrator warned foreign correspondents, "This speech is not for you. This is a speech for South Africans." Given the advance billing, it was hard to be disappointed...
...across the Ukraine, over the Baltic and into Scandinavia. But when the Swedes and their neighbors demanded an explanation from Moscow, they were met by denials and stony silence. For six hours, as officials throughout Scandinavia insisted that something was dangerously amiss, the Soviets steadfastly maintained that nothing untoward had happened...
...what the Kremlin would not hesitate to do: simply dispatch the pesky protesters to some remote place for the duration of the Games. Indeed, many foreigners do not quite understand that U.S. civil liberties protections would rule out such a roundup of trouble makers. Soviet editorialists suggested an untoward affinity, even close links, between the L.A. protesters and the U.S. "ruling circles." Last week the Reagan Administration emphatically denied any affiliation. Balsiger had dispatched several letters and Mailgrams to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver last winter, urging that the Administration discourage the Soviet Olympic contingent from attending...