The World - News from May 24, 1985

East-West talks on reducing troop strength in Central Europe resumed in Vienna after an eight-week recess. The negotiations have stretched over nearly 12 years, with no signs of progress. North Atlantic Treaty Organization spokesman John Karch of the United States told reporters that President Reagan has expressed continuing interest and support for the mutual and balanced force reduction talks, as they are formally known. He said Reagan told the new chief U.S. delegate, Robert D. Blackwill, to “probe for all possible areas of agreement.”