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...family attributed his act to anguish over the death of his brother Laurent, 19. But they also complained, as did relatives of the other dead paratroopers, that the government had been less than forthcoming in explaining the casualties. Hernu originally announced that the men had died in a "tragic accident" while removing abandoned rebel vehicles. Government spokesmen later said that the soldiers were reconnoitering along a road that "might have been mined." Finally, a day after the funeral, Hernu told the French Parliament that the deaths had occurred when one of the soldiers "imprudently or perhaps accidentally" mishandled...
...recent economic conservatism has placed increasing strains on his always uncomfortable coalition with France's Communists. In an often sarcastic hour-long television interview early last week, Communist Party Chief Georges Marchais called the steel plan a "bad thing" and damned the entire restructuring policy as a "tragic error" that is "doomed to fail." Marchais insisted that his party would remain in government and oppose the policy from the inside. Some high-ranking Socialists believe, however, that the Communists really want out-but will go only if they are expelled...
...office on the grounds of the presidential palace, six miles from the airport, when Custodio informed him that Aquino had been killed by an unknown assailant. Ver said he quickly broke the news to Marcos. "The President was shocked," he reported. "He expressed a feeling of disbelief for this tragic incident." Under questioning, Ver denied he had informed Marcos that the killer was a Communist. Yet Marcos made just that assertion the next day in a television address...
Your reporting of the tragic deaths of four Harvard students during the past weeks has been insensitive to the needs of the community you serve. In your effort to be professional and objective, you emphasize graphic facts--circumstances of death, detailed quotations from policemen and medical examiners, speculations about motive or cause. Attempts to convey the students' characters or accomplishments are relegated to a generic comment describing each as friendly and well-regarded...
...misunderstanding of grief. Although the actor's fine talents are sometimes obscured by the confusing intentions of the director and screenwriter, "Misunderstood" does offer, along with a glimpse of the spectacular geography of East Africa, a chance to watch the characters grapple with the pain of living after the tragic death of a loved...