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- NATION, Page 43American NotesSPORTRed Sails In the Sunset
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- The Russians are coming! Not in nuclear submarines but in
- a 65-ft. sailboat that Moscow is entering in the 1992 America's
- Cup competition off San Diego. Yachting fans are delighted at
- the Soviets' first-ever appearance. But there is one
- embarrassing hitch: the federal Port Security Committee,
- invoking a 20-year-old antispying policy, has barred the Soviets
- from San Diego Bay, home of a major naval base.
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- The order will prevent the Soviets from berthing in the bay
- or engaging in practice races there. But they will be allowed
- to dock in nearby Mission Bay. They may also be permitted to
- sail into San Diego Bay under escort for boat weighings and --
- perhaps -- for the victory ceremony.
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