July 5, 1987- NBC News Special Report **
Diplomatic efforts continue as the crisis between the United States and Soviet Union over Thursday’s naval action in the Mediterranean that left a US frigate damaged and a sank a Soviet cruiser continues to escalate. The US and Soviet Union have blamed each other for the incident that left 30 US sailors and 100 Soviets …
July 2, 1987- CBS News Special Report **
White House sources have confirmed to CBS News that there has been a clash between US and Soviet warships in the Mediterranean. Less than an hour ago, a Soviet cruiser rammed the frigate USS Klakring east of Malta. The Soviet ship had been shadowing the Saratoga carrier battle group for the last two days. After the ramming, Klakring was fired upon …
June 28, 1987- ABC News **
The Pentagon is expressing concern about the upcoming Soviet military exercise in Eastern Europe. The large exercise, named Zapad-87, was announced last month and is scheduled to begin on July 1st and run for six days. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said the exercise violates the section of the Helsinki Accords calling for advance notification of military …
June 12, 1987-NBC Nightly News **
While in West Berlin today, President Reagan responded to comments made last week by Soviet General Secretary Grigory Romanov about the increase in tension between the US and Soviet Union since Romanov's unexpected rise to power in April. In a speech given in front of the Berlin Wall, Reagan expressed hope that Romanov will continue …
June 6, 1987- ABC World News Tonight **
On the forty-third anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, Soviet General Secretary Grigory Romanov took the opportunity to call on the United States to do its part in reducing the increasing tension between the world’s superpowers. Romanov specifically pointed to US statements regarding his rise to power as nothing short of a coup, and US attempts …
May 28, 1987- BBC 9 O’Clock News **
A small aircraft piloted by a West German citizen was shot down over the Soviet Union today after it violated Soviet airspace and refused repeated orders to land. According to an account released by the Soviet foreign ministry, the aircraft was a Cessna registered to an aircraft rental company in West Germany. The pilot’s name …
May 19, 1987- CBS News Break **
Defense Department officials have confirmed that a US Navy fighter was involved in a collision with a Soviet aircraft over the Pacific Ocean earlier today. As a Soviet TU-95 Bear reconnaissance bomber approached the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, it was intercepted by two US Navy F-14 Tomcats. The Bear made a sudden, unexpected movement into the path …
April 25, 1987-Excerpt from Washington Post Editorial **
It is all but certain now that the era of Mikhail Gorbachev has come to a premature close. Grigory Romanov has consolidated his power, and is firmly in control of the party apparatus. The new general secretary was a rival of Gorbachev, who sacked him from the Politburo in July of 1985. This makes Romanov’s …
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April 21, 1987- NBC News **
 Former Politburo member Grigory Romanov appeared at a hastily called news conference in Moscow today and announced that Mikhail Gorbachev has stepped down from power and named Romanov as his successor. The new general secretary hinted that ill health was the reason for Gorbachev's abdication. Pro-Gorbachev elements in the Soviet government and military reacted badly …
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