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A British telephone operator has broadened the horizons of modern warfare by dialing at random a number in Buenos Aires and singing “Britannia Rules the Waves” to a startled Argentinian.

A twin billing of Presidents Reagan and Brezhnev for the UN special session on disarmament in mid-June? The notion came up a few days ago at a White House press conference, where reporters are wont to ask questions that have to be answered in the affirmative. Such a joint presidential presence might well occasion a congregation of chiefs of state and of government to match that at the General Assembly 22 years ago, when Nikita Khrushchev attended. The thought must give shivers to guardians of internal security. But in fact, while President Reagan does plan to attend, it is premature to anticipate anything like a spontaneous New York summit conference. For one thing, President Reagan’s informal invitation has no standing in protocol; and Moscow rumors concerning Brezhnev’s health continue negative.

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A British telephone operator has broadened the horizons of modern warfare by dialing at random a number in Buenos Aires and singing “Britannia Rules the Waves” to a startled Argentinian.

A twin billing of Presidents Reagan and Brezhnev for the UN special session on disarmament in mid-June? The notion came up a few days ago at a White House press conference, where reporters are wont to ask questions that have to be answered in the affirmative. Such a joint presidential presence might well occasion a congregation of chiefs of state and of government to match that at the General Assembly 22 years ago, when Nikita Khrushchev attended. The thought must give shivers to guardians of internal security. But in fact, while President Reagan does plan to attend, it is premature to anticipate anything like a spontaneous New York summit conference. For one thing, President Reagan’s informal invitation has no standing in protocol; and Moscow rumors concerning Brezhnev’s health continue negative.