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...writer after working as a reporter and columnist for the Charlotte (N.C.) News. He quickly rose to prominence at the network, with one of his bosses describing him as "the next Ed Murrow." The self-deprecating Kuralt dismissed such praise as "ridiculous." Kuralt left hard news in 1967 to launch "On the Road." The three month trial was an immediate hit, and Kuralt over the next two-plus decases found a large and loyal audience for his unique stories about the American people...
...Beijing was reneging on its promise. The agency maintains a vast network of informants in Asia who report movements of weapons-related equipment in the region. By last summer the CIA concluded that China had delivered to Pakistan not just missile parts but also more than 30 ready-to-launch M-11s that are stored in canisters at the Sargodha air force base west of Lahore. The Pakistanis were also working to build nuclear warheads small enough to fit atop the missiles...
...more heated, Washington has been under increasing pressure to resolve it. At the urging of New Mexico Representative Steven Schiff, who complained about a government "cover-up" of Roswell and the "runaround" he was getting from the Pentagon, the General Accounting Office announced in January 1994 that it would launch a hunt for any documents related to the "incident." That announcement was noted in the Washington Post under the headline "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in Probe: Bodies of space voyagers said to have disappeared...
...Coomer is another sort of adventurer, a landsman who falls in love with a 60-year-old, 28-ft. wooden motor launch with a short mast and a steadying sail. Coomer buys the boat for a reasonable price, which is much like adopting, for a reasonable price, a child who must shortly be sent to Princeton. He names it Yonder (that's the easy part), learns to hoist anchor, percolate about the harbor, and dock again. Also to sail a bit, and what to do when the diesel fails: call for a tow, then call the diesel wizard, then deploy...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: The crisis that threatened the launch of Europe's common currency was defused late Monday after EU leaders reached a compromise deal that meets Germany's concerns for a stable euro and French demands for job creation. The agreement will free up hundreds of millions of dollars for job-creating strategies, giving priority to small and mid-sized companies. But for France, there will be no free lunch. Addressing German concerns, Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm warned that the funds must be paid back in full. "There is no suggestion lots of subsidies will be handed...