Word: amfitheatrof
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof/ Belfast and Bonnie Angela/ London
...lively dinner partner, interested in everything -and great fun. Anybody who wants to can mount a case against the monarchy, but as long as the British like the idea, they couldn't have a better next-up than this unstuffy, concerned and remarkably egalitarian man." Correspondent Erik Amfitheatrof, meanwhile, set out to sketch a detailed portrait of the elusive Lady Diana. On the day the engagement was announced, he spotted Lord Spencer, Diana's father, taking pictures of the crowds in front of Buckingham Palace. He turned the chance encounter into an interview. Says Amfitheatrof...
Meanwhile, Correspondent Arthur White delved into the life of a young radical leader, and Frank Melville traced the evolution of Thatcher's economic policies. Correspondent Erik Amfitheatrof interviewed dozens of distressed workers. He found a surprising number who say they are sticking with Thatcher no matter how painful the consequences -and for some the consequences are painful indeed. Says Amfitheatrof: "One metalworker who had just been laid off at a plant near Manchester despaired of ever finding another job in his field. His father had worked at the plant before him. 'My family's always been...
...Amfitheatrof had just returned to Rome from the earthquake-shattered villages of southern Italy when he was called to help Kalb in Poland. With a Polish visa, prudently obtained back in August, he was able to fly directly to Warsaw and spend part of a day with Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa at church and at Walesa's home outside Gdansk. "The Poles are marvelously brave and calm," observes Amfitheatrof, who along with Kalb witnessed last week's emotional unveiling of the workers' monument in Gdansk. "Whatever the future holds for them has enormous implications for Eastern Europe...
...once you do give in, you will not rise back for a long time. Indeed, we cannot surrender, for those who will follow us will say, 'The were so close, and they failed.' History would not absolve us then." - By Stephen Smith. Reported by Erik Amfitheatrof and Barry Kalb/Warsaw