P167 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                   During a mic check for his weekly  radio address, President Reagan joked,  "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to  tell you today that I've signed  legislation that will outlaw Russia  forever. We begin bombing in five  minutes."  The comments were not broadcast live,  but unbelievably, during an election  year no less, somehow, as hard as it  may be to fathom, somebody, maybe even  from NPR, leaked a recording of the  joke to the public.  Russia was not amused.     More follows     Next       Prev       Home        End