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...Thirteen minutes after the explosion, Peterson landed his plane safely, to the cheers and applause of his passengers and crew. Though he later described the operation as a "normal emergency landing," Peterson admitted that he had been concerned in the last minutes of flight because "you wonder if you have your brakes and your hydraulic system." He continued, "Even though it shows on the instruments, you never know. That's why people clapped when we touched down. They were glad, as we were, to be on the ground." Among the 118 survivors, none needed to be told how lucky they...
...first fruits of the union came last week as Mitterrand approved Chirac's selection of a new Cabinet after 48 hours of intense negotiations. Thirteen of the ministerial appointments were filled by Chirac associates, and nine went to representatives of Giscard's U.D.F., the second-largest conservative faction. As the new Cabinet took office, outgoing Premier Laurent Fabius formally submitted his government's resignation and used the occasion for a touch of political prophecy. Said he: "We will be back...
...Thirteen years ago, Chile, under the leadership of President Salvador Allende, was one of the few Latin American countries with a democratic government. A generation of popular leadership had made significant progress in social and economic reform, putting in place the rudiments of a welfare state. As one prominent journalist told me, "We had a tradition of democracy that made men proud. The Moneda [Presidential Palace] was a public way, and the president walked down the street like you or me, and took off his hat to say 'Hello...
...Harvard B team--made up of Harvard's number nine through thirteen players--made it to the quarterfinals where it was narrowly defeated by Princeton, which entered only one team...
...Crimson will also compete in the five-man team competition. Harvard will enter two squads: one composed of its number four through eight players and the other composed of its number nine through thirteen players...