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...sanity I needed to have my plans for next year settled. “Boston’s great,” people said. “It’s an amazing place to be right out of college.” I couldn’t blame them. They’d never been to New York...
Despite the mayor's apology, the eleven-member panel adjourned after five weeks of testimony from 88 witnesses without clearly defining who was to blame for what Goode called "one of the most devastating days in the history of our city." Goode continued to insist that he was misled by subordinates who provided him with imprecise information. Contradictory statements by the mayor, Police Commissioner Gregore Sambor, Fire Commissioner William Richmond and City Managing Director Leo Brooks, who has since resigned, were not resolved. At issue was whether the mayor knew that police intended to use explosives on Move's fortified...
...Marcos acts in a very tactical way to almost everything, and it is conceivable that his idea in calling the elections was to test a number of things. If the elections are blocked because they are declared unconstitutional, for example, he can say that he tried and he can blame it on those nasty oppositionists...
...million Poles from party rolls in the past five years. By promoting Messner, 56, an economist, to succeed him as Premier, he also underscored his intention to rebuild Poland's shattered economy while distancing himself from difficulties ahead. Noted one Western diplomat based in Poland: "He can now blame someone else when things get worse." NICARAGUA Friends in Need, Friends Indeed...
...problems. In this year's iron ore negotiations, Chinese buyers settled for a 71.5% price increase (BHP Billiton, fresh from securing a 25-year supply contract, had sought to double its price via a rise in the freight rate it charges mills). Chinese officials say supply bottlenecks are to blame for the price hikes. Ambassador Fu has raised the issue with Australian officials. "There is strong investment in the minerals field, but not enough to meet demand," she says. "The price is rising faster than the (Chinese) side can cope with." But Australia's government won't be intervening. "China...