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Second, the 12 students who attempted to destroy the shanties in January--nine of whom are associated with the Review--said they face "substantial fees" for legal defense in their suspension appeal, according to The Dartmouth. Friends and alumni nationwide have begun efforts to raise funds for the 12 financially-strapped students...
Though James says he does not want a serious affair with Kate, he soon becomes dependent on her. James' relationship with Kate leads him to question himself and his marriage, and the answers to his questions eventually destroy the couple's union--in substance if not in form. Immediately after the beginning of the hesitantly-started affair, the play turns into a mess of tangled emotions and motives...
...poet Basho: "Autumn leaves, the remains of a samurai's dream." Eustacia Soliven, a Manila dentist, reflected later, "Maybe we have learned something from all this. After all, the best things we see in France are the reminders of the excesses of Kings." A few came to plunder and destroy. One man threw a photograph of the departed First Lady into an ornamental fish pool. But mostly, since an invitation to the Malacanang Palace had long been considered a jewel beyond price to the average Filipino, they came as tourists and as survivors. One excited old man said...
Enter Midgetman, the one-warhead missile recommended in 1983 by a presidential commission headed by onetime National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft. At 38,000 lbs., it would be small enough to be hauled around by a trucklike vehicle. The Soviets could never pinpoint its location, and to destroy the entire area over which 500 or so Midgetmen might roam would require launching nearly every warhead at the Kremlin's command. Congress and the Administration embraced Midgetman, and the Air Force produced a design. The fiscal 1987 budget proposes spending $1.4 billion, double this year's figure, for development...
While they may never be fast friends, Nicaragua and Costa Rica moved last week to ease the border tensions that threatened to destroy their already edgy relations. The two countries agreed to form a joint patrol of their 225-mile frontier to prevent clashes between Sandinista forces and U.S.-backed contras based in Costa Rica. The arrangement is designed to avoid incidents like the shooting deaths of two Costa Rican guardsmen last May, which resulted in abruptly severed diplomatic relations. Reason: San Jose blamed the violence on Sandinista troops, while Managua blamed the contras...