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NATION, Page 35 Grapevine
BUSTED BROADSIDE. In a show of strength that could not help
impressing the Soviets, the U.S. Navy deployed a 52-warship armada
off the coast of Okinawa last month. Most of the 24-hour exercise
went off as planned, as A-6 bombers and A-7 fighters sank an old
research vessel with laser-guided bombs and other targets were
demolished by 20-mm cannons and Sidewinder missiles. The grand
finale, however, was a dud. The battleships New Jersey and Missouri
were supposed to fire simultaneous nine-barrel broadsides from
their 16-in. guns. But the big blast was canceled when the New
Jersey radioed that one of its barrels was fouled and unable to
bang away.
GRAVE OFFENSES. A well-connected Westerner has returned from a
visit to China with a startling explanation for the animosity that
developed between Deng Xiaoping and ousted Communist Party leader
Zhao Ziyang in the months before last spring's student
demonstrations. The grave of Zhao's mother was desecrated in
September 1988, and his allies blamed Deng's supporters. In
retaliation, they dug up a Deng family tomb in Sichuan province
three days later. The bitterness flowing from these insults to
ancestors poisoned the relationship between the two leaders and
climaxed in Deng's forcing out Zhao for sympathizing with the
protesters in Tiananmen Square.
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD. White House insiders are puzzled by
Bill Bennett's decision to temporarily locate the Office of
National Drug Control Policy far from the White House, on the edge
of Washington's downtown. Reason: the building's other tenants are
the consulate of Colombia and the Bank of Pakistan, two major
source countries for illegal drugs that Bennett is trying to keep
out of the U.S. "We realize this is not an ideal situation, and we
don't plan to be here for long," says a Bennett aide.
TINA'S TALE. The most scintillating part of ABC's exclusive
interview with "Tina," a retired Vienna prostitute, was her
allegation that Felix Bloch indulged in sadomasochistic sex. But
the longer-term significance was Tina's claim that she testified
before a Washington grand jury. Until now, there has been no
confirmation that the Justice Department is moving formally against
the suspected spy. Secretary of State James Baker would like to
fire Bloch. But doing so might give Bloch grounds for a suit
forcing the Government to disclose the sources of its evidence
against him. The Government's reluctance to divulge that
information has stalled a formal prosecution.