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When Hong Kong photographer Robin Moyer went to Beijing in mid-May, it was for what he considered a "simple assignment": to cover the visit of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Very quickly, says Moyer, "it became obvious that the story was the cry for democracy in Tiananmen." His assignment stretched into weeks, until the fatal night of the military crackdown. "No picture is worth risking your life for," says Moyer, "but at night everyone just went out, snapping away, oblivious to the dangers...
...from the ballroom is a pile of rocks, a grave with a planted cross that reads OLD MAN WINTER. By mid-May the grave and a whole lot of tire tracks will be all that remains of the flock of snowbirds that have migrated north to follow the seasons. Traffic on I-10 will be down to a trickle, and the swamp coolers in Dolly's Restaurant will be cranked up, working overtime to beat the heat...
...impact on fishing has been crippling. After tests showed possible contamination, Alaskan authorities canceled the fishing seasons for herring, herring roe and pot shrimp throughout Prince William Sound. The salmon season, due to start in mid-May, remains in doubt. "Sure, Exxon may pay in the end," fumed Sandy Cesarini, co-owner of the Sea Hawk Seafood Co. in Valdez. "But we sweated blood to build this place. What about the future? Everyone in the sound feels violated...
...faculty report aimed at stepping up the Faculty of Arts and Science's (FAS) recruitment of women and minority scholars will most likely be discussed by the full Faculty at its mid-May meeting, the secretary of FAS said yesterday...
...response, the Swiss government has promised to draft tough anti- laundering legislation by mid-May. Last week the federal banking commission announced that it will introduce stiff regulations on bank-note trading to prevent drug traffickers and other criminals from using the country's famed secret bank accounts. The commission also published a 28-page report that faulted Credit Suisse, which handled the bulk of the money in the billion- dollar scheme, for inadequately supervising its accounts...