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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