The World - News from Sept. 5, 1986

President Reagan, confronted with an emerging debate within his Administration over efforts to free an American news correspondent held in a Moscow prison, may break his silence on the matter. A senior Administration official said the White House is considering issuing a presidential statement as early as today on the detention of Nicholas Daniloff, a U.S. News & World Report correspondent, to increase pressure on the Soviet Union. Since Daniloff was seized Aug. 30, Reagan--on vacation at his ranch northwest of Santa Barbara--has made no official comment.