Show 'fr 6A i j The Salt Lake Tribune A t ir-- if ' wrf':is i4'- "'VP ' j v- v" -- ? ’" 1”- - ' liswt isO(l4W5?j-jSi'“-'“- ! ' T AfV ftefcmwiS i- - f V:- '- i"- Sunday December 13 1987 Gorbachev Must Translate Success in West Into Political Clout at Home By Bill Keller New York Times Writer MOSCOW — At last week’s long-await- Soviet-Americ- sum-Im- it Mikhail S Gorbachev demonstrated that he has a way with Americans Next year will show whether he can do as well with the Russians The Soviet leader returned to Moscow politically enriched by his performance in Washington The agree-ment limiting thaw the beginning of a relations and in Gorbachev’s ability to charm the capitalists was a boost for Soviet prestige and his own medium-rang- e missiles was hailed on both sides as Now he must try to turn his newfound capital to domestic advantage to calm the jitters that continue in the aftermath of the Boris N Yeltsin fair consolidate his power in tbe middle ranks of the party and lead his af- country through the expected turmoil of a new economic law that takes effect Jan 1 Another problem that awaited him as he stepped down from his plane into the Moscow slush Friday night was a need to extricate 115000 Soviet troops from Afghanistan ending an involvement that has hampered his foreign policy and begun to shake domestic tranquillity The Soviet leader must also decide in responding to the continuing inter national pressure to broaden human rights whether he values the respect of the Western world highly enough to relax his regime’s strict control over the liberties of his citizens The sight of Gorbachev and President Reagan proclaiming a new era of hope however has already done much to lift the sense of threat that hovers in the Soviet psychology because of the still powerful memories of World War II and the decades of superpower confrontation More important than tbe limited disarmament embodied in the medium-range weapons treaty the summit made the superpower rivalry a bit more predictable Another summit has been penciled into the calendar and there is a sense that the relationship has become in the favorite Soviet cliche more businesslike Does this help Gorbachev at home? Maybe The dismissal last month of Yeltsin for overzealousness in the cause of glasnost sent a tremor through Gorbachev’s liberal constituency and sent a message to those still undecided about the Soviet leader’s program to wait and see If the trip to Washington left Gorbachev more about his position he may feel freer to push on with his campaigns for glasnost and “democratization” See Page A-- 7 Column 1 nt Floral tank maillot in pinkblue with ruffle back $58 sizes 4 Matching cardigan sweater 'ry $150 By ADRIENNE v'? - v' ' T V s Ws V - VITTADINI ' in Active Wear SL I ' '" Downtown Cottonwood os Valley Fair and 5outh Towne |