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None of Germany's neighbors have been cheering the prospect of its rebirth as the largest European state and economy west of the U.S.S.R. The Soviets, with their carefully nurtured memories of World War II, have been the most negative of all. Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has referred to "the revival of sinister shadows of the past" and said the world needs guarantees that the danger of war will never again arise in Germany. The Soviet Union's own borders will have to be firmly secured, Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev insisted last week, reflecting Soviet irritation at Kohl for refusing...
Quite a few of these jeremiads are headed for the screen. Producer Ray Stark (Steel Magnolias, Annie) last week acquired film rights to Barbarians at the Gate, a best-selling account of the $25 billion takeover of RJR Nabisco, the largest buyout ever. Warner Bros. has paid a sum estimated to be in the high six figures for the privilege of filming Liar's Poker, an I-lived-with- savages expose of the Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers. And the cameras are ready to roll on the movie version of Tom Wolfe's blockbuster novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities...
...this point, Canaday is the primary dormitory being considered for the experiment because it has one of the largest demands for replacement keys of any residence hall, said Eric Engel, manager of Harvard Yard facilities...
Harvard University is one of Cambridge's largest landlords...
...addition to several clubs in the downtown area, Club Waterloo, the most popular night spot, is a 15-minute ride away. Waterloo is an old mansion whose spacious grounds become transformed into possibly the largest singles' bar in the Carribean each evening. The specialty there is the Hurricane, a sweet-tasting drink with a kick stronger than...