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...took out his military identification card. A glimmer of comprehension. The consul copied the Cyrillic letters and sent them upstairs to the CIA station chief. Minutes passed. No response. The distraught man exclaimed that he would be shot if they did not do something quickly. Then a CIA man, curious about the fuss, took one look at the card and promptly rushed to talk to his boss. Only then did the station chief come down and, with proper apologies, invite the defector upstairs...
...once again, Philippine President Corazon ("Cory") Aquino, fresh from swatting down a mosquito revolution of Marcos supporters in Manila three weeks ago, was confronted with another potentially dangerous crisis. The motives behind last week's snatchings were muddled in the curious combination of banditry and political activism that has turned kidnaping into a minor industry in the predominantly Muslim province of Lanao del Sur in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao...
What they have begun to mean to American restaurateurs is a new way to attract the gastronomically curious and diet-conscious, who prefer to sample a progression of small dishes rather than limit tasting options to one large main course. Labeled grazers by the restaurant industry, this generally young and trendy clientele is flocking to tapas bars from coast to coast...
...birthday party, she appeared slightly aloof, distant. What's the big fuss? she might have been thinking. The question is understandable: after 100 years there is little the old girl has not seen before. But as an immigrant herself, she is perhaps even more sensitive to the curious ways of her adopted country, silently indulgent of good old American exuberance, excess and, yes, glitz. Though millions of visitors gawked at her, perhaps no one looked quite closely enough. Let them cavort, she seemed to say with an imperceptible smile. Liberty may be proud, but she isn't haughty. Look again...
...student at the scene, who asked not to be identified, said that many Summer School students had been exploring the Yard that night "because they were curious about Harvard." The student added, "We were climbing trees and stuff like that...