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...members of the Lampoon stole a fencetraditionlly used as a backdrop for a photo ofYale's football captain. Substituting a janitorfor the Eli captain, the Lampy editors tood a mockversion of the picture before returning the stolenbooty...
...that violence took place against a backdrop of confusion over who exactly was in control in the islands. Early in the week army officers freed deposed Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra and the 27 members of his government. The release was part of a careful plan negotiated between Rabuka and Fiji's Governor-General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, who is an independent Commonwealth official representing Queen Elizabeth II. Ganilau had stood firm against the coup, declaring a state of emergency and ordering the troops to return to their barracks. When they refused, he began negotiations with Rabuka, who had appointed himself...
Gary Hart's ritual declaration of presidential candidacy had been foreordained ever since he promised the 1984 Democratic Convention, "This is one Hart you will not leave in San Francisco." But in politics these days, choosing a suitably telegenic backdrop is often as important as the announcement itself. Hart wanted to keep it simple, making the brief statement from the front porch of his log-and-stone house in the Colorado mountains, 25 miles from Denver. His handlers preferred something more dramatic and expansive, with, of course, more room for reporters and TV crews. Caught between a rock...
...waggers' list of objections reads like a ludicrous laundry list. The governor is this, the governor isn't that, all thrown against the backdrop of the suggestion of impropriety by the committee chairman. Their charges against the student are unsupported by any facts and use circumstantial evidence to condemn him for commiting the apparently heinous crime of supporting Dukakis for governor (as The Crimson and almost everybody outside of the John Birch Society did) and then using his connection to try to get that prominent American to favor the senior class with an address in June...
Against that backdrop of uncertainty, Brazil faces what are sure to be difficult negotiations on rescheduling its debt payments. Sarney will be under political pressure to take a tough line. Says Brazilian Labor Leader Jair Meneguelli: "You can't fill the bankers' bellies and the people's bellies at the same time." On their side, the creditors may be sympathetic, and if the talks go well, will consider giving Brazil new loans. But their patience will not last indefinitely. Says a U.S. banker based in Sao Paulo: "The banks want Brazil to admit it has problems, show a feasible plan...