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...also deep concern in Mexico over the economic implications of the disaster. Already burdened with severe economic problems (see box), the nation was struck a savage blow. "There will be an immense cost," predicted Clemente Ruiz Duran, an economist and former official of Mexico's central bank. Reconstruction must await the end of the effort to rescue survivors. While cranes and heavy earthmoving equipment were scarce, federal and municipal officials moved swiftly after the blow came. The National Defense Secretariat activated a standing plan for just such an emergency, mobilizing armed forces units not only to prevent looting...
Herds of country cognoscenti await McManus' appearance in magazines and books (Never Sniff a Gift Fish, 1983). The 30 pieces assembled here run a bucolic gamut of outdoor misadventures. The author recalls his encounter with an inept wilderness guide: "Once he got us so lost I resorted to firing three shots in rapid succession. But the light was bad and I missed him." At other times McManus offers addled expertise. He tells new husbands how to build up a gun collection without attracting the attention of their wives. Hint: get the little woman to stop counting rifles and start thinking...
...week earlier, at the end of a three-week vacation in Europe, because another flight had been canceled. He is an assistant professor of neurology, she a psychiatric nurse who is seven months pregnant. After she was released by the hijackers in Algiers, she flew to the U.S. to await news of her husband at the home of his parents in Lexington, Mass. In chaotic Beirut last week, Arthur Toga, 32, tried to describe his feelings. "I fear for her, not knowing about my well-being, so I think about that a great deal," he said. "I think about...
...interviewed 200 witnesses in South America during a four-year search for the doctor of death, explained that when he first heard of the find at Embu, he thought the story a hoax. After flying from New York City to Sao Paulo, however, Posner said, "We have to await the forensic investigation, but I'm starting to think he may be dead...
Serious questions of national policy and leadership are indeed at issue, but truly enlightened debate must await the situation's resolution. The media has little choice but to accept the role of Monday morning quarterback in evaluating President Reagan's performance; to do otherwise would risk much while offering little of value...