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Harry contends that the real motive for the lawsuit is a church effort to control his Santa Fe Communications. "The hierarchy of the Catholic Church wants to run any Catholic network," he says. Indeed, Erica has testified that in 1984, Vatican Ambassador to the U.S. Pio Laghi hinted that church recognition might be withdrawn from Santa Fe Communications "if we didn't do something right away" about Harry's antics. Erica also stated that shortly before the trial began, Mother Teresa expressed her support...
...Deaver affair has also raised some political ruckus in Canada, where opposition Liberal Party members suggested that Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government may have knowingly violated U.S. laws by hiring Deaver. In particular, they questioned the possible role played by Allan Gotlieb, Canada's highly regarded Ambassador to Washington, in recruiting Deaver. The House of Commons' External Affairs Committee will decide this week whether to launch a formal investigation...
...comments were the first government response to an outcry that included condemnations from the United States and Britain, which have resisted international attempts to impose tough economic sanctions on South Africa. Canada recalled its ambassador for consultations...
...margin, Tarheel State Republicans chose Congressman James Broyhill, a mainstream conservative, over the N.C.C.'s man, former Ambassador to Rumania David Funderbunk, to run for the Senate seat vacated by another Helms protege, retiring Senator John East. Broyhill promptly announced that he would wage his campaign without the help of Helms' organization, thank you very much. The continuing bitterness in G.O.P. ranks brought smiles to Democrat Terry Sanford, 68, a onetime North Carolina Governor, who, in a crowded field of ten candidates, won his party's Senate nomination with 60% of the vote...
...Chile last week in a spasm of antigovernment violence that killed four people, including one police officer. In the capital of Santiago, four soldiers were wounded when gunmen opened fire on them from a passing car. A bomb blew a hole in the wall surrounding the residence of U.S. Ambassador Harry Barnes...