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...history of the Indian subcontinent for the past half-century has been dominated by leaders who were as controversial as they were charismatic: Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammed AH Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru. Another name now seems likely to join that list: Sheik Mujibur ("Mujib") Rahman, the President of Bangladesh. To his critics, Mujib is a vituperative, untrustworthy rabble-rouser. To most of the people of his new nation, he is a patriot-hero whose imprisonment by West Pakistan has only enhanced his appeal. "He was a great man before," says one Bangladesh official, "but those bastards have made him even greater...
...says Claude Peters, the commission's consultant planner. "We needed to be aware of the local problems." Adds Commission Chairman John Crowley: "We ran across old records that showed how much life a certain piece of land could support. Old ranchers with good memories fed us valuable information. AH the pieces came together...
Even while Mrs. Gandhi was speaking to Parliament, India was launching an invasion of East Pakistan. In Rawalpindi, former Foreign Minister Zulfikar AH Bhutto, who is slated to be deputy premier in a civilian government that Yahya is said to be planning, declared: "I don't see the Indian army just sweeping through East and West Pakistan in a matter of weeks. Either there will be a stalemate, or each side will take some territory from the other and then negotiate...
...most certainly pick up the ANAPO banner. There is some question whether Colombians would vote for a woman; famous women in Latin America tend to be the mistresses of famous men. But a surprising number of Colombians, when asked about a woman President, told TIME'S David Lee: "Ah, but Maria Eugenia is muy macha"-a switch in gender of the word describing a virile...
...been working for the Knapp Commission? One cop put in a call to Burkert. The cop suggested that, if they had been trapped, Burkert should say he had borrowed the money the night before and was only paying it back. Tf that did not work, Burkert might say: " 'Ah, Jeez, I was counting my own money, that's all. Jeez, I might have leaned my hand into the patrol car.' I mean you can say anything...