Kadafi to Attend U.N. Session
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UNITED NATIONS — Libya’s Moammar Kadafi, branded a terrorist by the Reagan Administration, will make his first visit to the United States this fall for the 40th anniversary session of the U.N. General Assembly, a U.N. spokesman said today. No date has been set for Kadafi’s visit, but the session opens Sept. 17 and most of the anniversary ceremonies are scheduled for the latter part of October.
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