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...explosion in a storehouse for firecrackers, which the Ixil tribesmen used to get the attention of gods to whom they offered sacrifices. Two boys were horribly burned. By the time Helen arrived on the scene, neighbors had already plastered the burns with a mixture of lime, wood ash and motor...
...short beak-nosed woman in front of me on the bus shoved me into two teenagers with painted-on pants and red lipstick which didn't quite hide their fangs. They got all pissed off at me for bumping into them and flicked cigarette ash in my direction. As if it weren't bad-enough having to go home and see my parents for the holidays--they always tell me I'm 30 years old now, live less than 20 miles away, and should know enough to visit them more often--like once a week. I don't even...
...Administration may be bent not just on containing the U.S.S.R. but on defeating and destroying the Soviet system. Soviet officials say their leaders have been dismayed by four themes in Administration policy: repeated declarations by Reagan and his aides that Soviet Communism is destined to end up on the ash heap of history, combined with a presidential call for a crusade against Communism; the Administration's military buildup; official statements and leaked documents suggesting that the Administration is seriously preparing for the possibility of nuclear war; reports of stepped-up covert action by the CIA against Soviet clients around...
...handkerchiefs we had tired around our months had lone since dried out and stiffened. Our clothes racked of smoke and sweat, and out eyes were still red from the ash, but no one moved of spoke it word. We sat transfixed by the flames...
Camp David is truly beautiful, with the cottages and paths snuggled on top and down one side of a small mountain, sheltered by a thick growth of stately oak, poplar, ash, locust, hickory and maple trees. A security fence encompasses about 125 acres of rocky terrain, and the close proximity of the living quarters engenders an atmosphere of both isolation and intimacy, conducive to easing tension and encouraging informality...