Mourning period begins for Reagan
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Three days of formal mourning for former first lady Nancy Reagan began Wednesday as her casket was taken in a police-escorted motorcade up an empty freeway for a public viewing at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
The procession from Santa Monica passed beneath a large American flag on a stretch of normally congested highway and then turned onto the Ronald Reagan Freeway where firefighters in dress blues saluted from atop fire trucks parked on overpasses and other observers held their hands over their hearts.
As the procession turned up the long, steep driveway to the library in the hills of Simi Valley, more than 100 docents held small flags.
Members of the armed services carried the casket past a gurgling courtyard fountain into the library.
U.S. seeks details on Iran nuke program
VIENNA – The United States on Wednesday urged the UN atomic agency to continue providing details on Iran’s compliance with a deal crimping its nuclear work amid Western concerns that the agency’s newest report is too light on specifics.
Until now, such concerns have mostly been voiced privately. U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday he is “confident that the deal puts in place the tools and reporting requirements” needed.
But chief U.S. IAEA delegate Henry S. Enshen told the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency board Wednesday that continued “robust and detailed reporting on Iran’s implementation of its commitments” remains vital even with the agreement now in effect.
Associated Press
