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TheSovietnewsagencyTASSreportsthatanAmericancancerresearcherhasdefectedtotheSovietUnion.AccordingtoTASS,ArnoldLoskin,hiswifeandthreechildrenarrivedinMoscowtodayafterbeinggrantedpoliticalasylum.TASSsaidLoskinhasdefectedafterbeingfiredfromhisjob,becauseheopposedUSforeignpolicy.
TheupcomingsummitishavinganimpactonthebudgetdebateonCapitolHill.PresidentReaganaccusedCongressofhelpingSovietleaderMikhailGorbachevbyattachingarmscontroldemandstothespendingbill.TheHousewantsthePresidenttocontinuetoabidebythetermsoftheungratifiedSALTIITreaty,amongotherthings.HouseleaderssaythePresidentisthreateningtoshutdownthegovernmentunlesshegetshiswayonarmsissues.TheHousetodayapprovedacompromiseanti-drugbillthatwouldinstitutethedeathpenaltyfordrugrelatedmurders.Aprovisionthreatenedafilibustertokeepitfrompassing.Representativesdroppedtheprovisionfromtheoriginalbillthatwouldrequiretheuseofthemilitarytopatroltheborderagainstdrugsmuggling.
Ithasn'traineduntil...sinceSaturdayinEasternMissouri,butfloodingproblemscontinuetointensifyalongtheMissouriandMississippiRiversnorthofSt.Louis.Thousandshavebeenforcedtoleavetheirhomesasfloodwaterscontinuetorise.JimDrydenofmemberstationKWMUinSt.Louisreports."InSt.CharlesCounryjusttothenorthofSt.Louis,floodingisworsenowthanatanytimeinrecenthistory.AlloftheleveesalongtheMissouriRiverhavebroken,andthetownsofPortageDesSiouxandWestalton,whichsitattheconfluenceoftheMissouriandMississippiRivers,havebeencompletelyisolatedbywater.RayCampoftheSt.CharlesCountyOfficeofEmergencyManagementsaysleveesanddikesnorthoftheconfluenceofthetworiversarecausingthoseriverstoseekoutnewchannels.Westaltonisnowunderthewaterofonesuchnewchannel.Thattownisbeingevacuatedthiseveningafterdesperateattemptstosandbagitfailed.Almosttheentirepeninsulawhichsitsattheconfluenceofthetworiversisunderasmuchasfifteenfeetofwater,andisnowaccessibleonlybyboat.AndeventhoughtheMissouriRiverreacheditscrestthismorningandtheMississippiisexpectedtocresttomorrow,emergencymanagementofficialssayitwillbequitesometimebeforeresidentsofthefloodedareawillbeabletoreturnhome.ForNationalPublicRadio,I'mJimDrydeninSt.Louis."
AsPresidentReagangetsreadyforthisweekend'smeetingwithSovietleaderGorbachev,commentatorCalThomasthinksthatHouseDemocratsaredeprivingthePresidentofthemostimportantthinghecouldtaketoIceland—aclearcontroloverUSforeignpolicy.
HousemajorityleaderJimWrightisn'tevenSpeakeroftheHouseyet,andalreadyheisactingasifhewerePresident.WrighthasofferedPresidentReaganadeal.HesaysheandHouseDemocratswilldelayashowdownwiththeWhiteHouseoverarmscontroluntilnextyearifthePresidentwillagreetotermsforfutureconsiderationofconstraintsonstrategicweaponsandotherHousearmscontrolstrategies.ThesewouldincludeabidingbyweaponslimitsintheunratifiedSALTIITreaty,whichtheSovietshaverepeatedlyviolated.ThistypeofbehaviorontheeveofameetinginIcelandbetweenthePresidentandMikhailGorbachevwouldbeunseemlyenoughforanymemberofCongress.ButformajorDemocraticleaderitisunconscionable.WhyshouldGorbachevfeelanyneedtonegotiatewiththePresidentifHouseDemocratsledbyJimWrightaredoinghisjobforhim?
Gorbachev,ofcourse,isundernosuchpressuresincemembersofthePolitburoinone-partyRussiacompeteonlyfortheprivilegeofbeingtheloudestratifierofGorbachevpolicies.Wright,whowasaco-signerofa1984"DearCommandant"lettertoNicaragua'sMarxistdictatorDanielOrtega,inwhich,amongotherthings,hedeploredhisowncountry'spoliciesagainsttheCentralAmericannation,apparentlybelievesthatcuttingadealwiththeSovietsinwhichweallwillliveinasaferworldislikeamatinggame.Onemustmaketherightmovesbeforetheotherpartyshowsanyinterest.TheSovietsarepressingaheadonallfronts,offensiveanddefensiveweaponsandlasertechnology,evenwhiletheydenouncetheUnitedStatesforconductingresearchonitsownstrategicdefenseinitiative.WilltheybeimpressedbythegoodwillCongressmanWrightthinksheisdisplayingbytryingtotiethePresident'shandsbeforeIceland?
Hardly.GorbachevwilltrytotiethePresident'sfeetaswell.ThehistoryofthiscountrybeforetheVietnamWarwasthatthePresidentoftheUnitedStatessetAmericanforeignpolicy.TheCongressadvisedanddebated,butintheenditwasthePresidentwhoprevailedifdifferencesarose.NowitistheCongressthatismakingforeignpolicy:
onSouthAfrica,onCentralAmerica,and,onthemostdangerouslevelofall,withourchiefadversary,theSovietUnion.ThereisnoroomformistakesindealingwiththeSoviets,butJimWrightandtheHouseDemocratsaremakingthem.GorbachevwillarriveinReykjavikwellrested,knowingthatmuchofhisworkwillhavealreadybeendoneforhimbyJimWright.Nowonderhe'sbringinghiswife.Therewillbeplentyofsparetimeforsocializing.
CalThomasisacolumnistfortheLosAngelesTimesSyndicate.
TheSuperpowerleadersleftIcelandthisweekendwithoutmovingtheirnationsnoticeablyclosertopeace.ButatthesametimeanotherinteractionbetweenAmericansandSovietcitizenswasjustgettingstartedintheUSSR.ItisameetingofNorthernpeople,anArcticattemptatunderstanding.FromAnchorage,reporterJoannaUrickhasmoreontheAlaskaPerformingArtsforPeace.
BeforeLeavingfortheSovietUnion,sixtyAlaskansfromthroughoutthestategatheredinalogcabinonalakeoutsideofAnchoragetorehearse.
"IseepeoplefromMoscow.IseepeoplefromLeningrad."
AsJohnPingyer,aUpicEskimoreadshislines,he'sthinkingaboutanancientUpicceremonycalled"theBladderFestival,"inwhichpeoplefromdifferentvillagesgathertogether.Attheendoftheweek-longritualstheytakethebladdersfromsealstheirhuntershavetakenduringthepastyearandinflatethemsothey'llfloat.Thentheyreturnthesealbladderstotheocean.
"There'salotofsymbolismbehindtheceremony.Andoneofthestrongestsymbolismthatwe'reusinginthisBladderFestivalis...togethernessofpeople,asonepartofonebigvillageoracommunity,andthenweuseittoportraytheclosenessofpeople,whichisthepeace."
TheBladderFestivalformsthedramaticframeworkforashowinvolvingmorethansixtypeoplefromAlaska.TheAlaskaPerformingArtsforPeacewilltaketheirshowthroughasuccessionofcities,townsandvillagesintheSovietUnion,culminatinginthereunificationofSiberianUpicEskimos,peoplewhohavelivedalongthecoastoftheBeringSea,untiltheColdWarmovingfreelybackandforthbetweenthecontinents.Attimes,theycanseeoneanotherhuntingontheice,butactualcontacthasbeenforbiddensincethecomingofmilitaryinstallationsfollowingWorldWarII.TheAlaskavillagesofWongaonSt.LawrenceIslandisactuallyclosertoSiberiathantotheUSmainland.Seventy-year-oldAuraGologrogin,whoaccompaniestheWongacomedyplayersonthetour,remembersthelasttimeshevisitedfriendsandrelativesontheSiberiancoast.She'slookingforwardtomeetingthemagain.
"Yeh,itislikeabigfamilyreunion.IwasthinkingifIcouldmeetsomeofthepeoplethatIknowlongtimeago,sinceIhavebeentherewhenIwasyounger.In1940Igooverandstaythereforninedaysandtheyweresonicepeople.AndIwanttomeetthemagain."
ThistourisnotjustanEskimoreunion.AlongwithsomethirtyEskimosarechorus,cloggers,fiddlersandblackgospelsingers.
"Eachculturehassomethinguniquetooffer,andthat'swhatwehavehere.Eachculturehassomethinguniquetooffer,andthatuniquenesswillbepulledtogetherasone.AndthatonebodyiswhatwearesharingwiththeSovietUnion."
ShirleyStatenisoneoffivegospelsingersfromAnchoragelookingforwardtoanotherreunionwiththesmallgroupofRussians,descendantsofBlackAmericanswhoemigratedtoMoscowduringtheDepression.
"Andwe'regoingtositaroundandsinggospelmusic,andIamjust...Imeanthat'sthehighlightofthetrip."
"Wearegoingtosinginchorus.ThenwecanstarttogetherinRussian.Itseemslikethat'sthewayit'sgoingtowork."
OrganizerDigbyBelgersaysit'stakentwodifficultyearstomakethetouroftheAlaskaPerformingArtistsforPeaceareality.Andinthattime,therehavebeendramaticupsanddownsinUS-Sovietrelations.
"Insomeway,thismightbeanicetimetogo.Andyouknow,if...Ireallyfeelthatthemoretensionbetweenus,themorethatwereallyneedtocommunicate.Andpeopletopeopleexchangeisaverygoodwaytodothat."
TheAlaskaPerformingArtistsforPeace'smonth-longtourwilltakethemfromMoscowinthewesttotheChukchiPeninsulaintheeastcoastofSiberia.They'llreturntotheUnitedStatesNovember2nd.InAnchorage,thisisJoannaUrich.
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PresidentReaganaddressesthenationinaboutthreehourstoexplainwhathappenedduringhismeetingsthisweekendwithSovietleaderMikhailGorbachev.Themeetingsdidnotproduceanyarmscontrolagreements,nordidtheyproduceadateforanothersummitbetweenthetwoleaders.America'sNATOalliesweredisappointedatthelackofanagreement,especiallythefailuretoridEuropeofmedium-rangeUSandSovietmissiles.ButtheyurgedthetwoSuperpowerstokeeptalking.AndBritishForeignOfficeMinisterTimothyRentonsaidhewa
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