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...substantial minority of Jews welcomed Benito Mussolini's accession to power in 1922. He promised order in a land threatened by leftist chaos, and il Duce's brand of Fascism did not become ideologically anti- Semitic until he fell under Adolf Hitler's political sway during the mid-' 30s. To many Jews, patriotism became a near substitute for faith and for the ancient rituals they infrequently observed. Such was their loyalty to their homeland that on the so-called Day of Faith (Dec. 18, 1935), communities even donated gold and silver religious objects from their synagogues to help...
According to psychologists, serial killers are usually white males in their 20s or 30s. Aileen Wuornos may be an exception. In De Land, Fla., last week the 35-year-old drifter was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of electronics repairman Richard Mallory. He was one of at least seven male motorists who authorities believe have been lured to their death since 1989 by a man-hating prostitute...
...were in 1941. Japan needs to control access to its mineral supplies in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean Basin and to have an export market it can dominate politically. In order to do this, it must force the United States out of the western Pacific." As in the '30s, by this scenario, the tensions eventually lead to a hot war. "The first assumption when the book came out," says Friedman, "was that we were psychotic Japan bashers. But there's been a sea change. No one is debating anymore the question of whether we will see a massive deterioration...
...pronounced her potentially the "most influential First Lady in American history" should Quayle become President. "Their relationship represents what will be the typical political relationship of the future," says Sheila Tate, the former spokeswoman for Nancy Reagan and one of Marilyn's friends. "Most women in their 30s and 40s are career people; from here on out, when their spouse is elected to a public office, these women are going to have the role of senior adviser." That prospect would not be so alarming if, after scarcely laying a kid glove on Dan, the newspaper...
Tomorrow: mostly cloudy, a 30 percent chance of showers or flurries, highs in the upper 30s...