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ARRESTED. PAUL BURRELL, 42, former butler to the late Princess Diana, over the alleged theft of a wedding present she received from the Emir of Bahrain; in Chester, England. Burrell, who worked for the Princess for 10 years and was described by her as "my rock" for his loyalty and devotion, was questioned following the discovery of the gift, a jewel-encrusted model boat, for sale in a London antique shop last year. He has turned down several lucrative offers to write a tell-all book of his time with Diana...
...Halfway through the race, he started flailing and seemed in danger of drowning. But he prevailed, clocking in at 1:52.72. That's 1:04.08 longer than it took gold-medal winner Pieter van den Hoogenband and 50.27 longer than Moussambani's closest competitor, the 70th-place swimmer from Bahrain. It turns out that before he arrived in Sydney, Moussambani didn't know how to swim...
...crash of an Airbus A320 off the coast of Bahrain and of the Concorde [BUSINESS, Aug. 28]: Aircraft designers have always linked airplane reliability with passenger safety. Why don't we separate the two and concentrate more on passenger safety? We need some sort of solution that could save lives in at least 10% of total-failure cases. In many instances, there have been a few precious minutes available during which the doomed passengers could have reacted and attempted to save themselves. Fastening seat belts is just not enough. WAHEED QUADER Ibadan, Nigeria...
...Halfway through the race, he started flailing and seemed in danger of drowning. But he prevailed, clocking in at 1:52.72. That's 1:04.08 longer than it took gold-medal winner Pieter van den Hoogenband and 50.27 longer than Moussambani's closest competitor, the 70th-place swimmer from Bahrain. It turns out that before he arrived in Sydney, Moussambani didn't know how to swim...
...Despite pressure from Bahrain, a close strategic ally, the State Department insists it advised the INS to judge the case on its own merits. To stay, Mrs. Johnson (the couple married in Las Vegas, celebrating with a honeymoon dinner at Taco Bell) will have to demonstrate that she has a well-founded fear that her life is in danger. A Bahraini spokesman says, "The family still loves her. It is hard to believe she will go to jail." Even if the couple wins, Jason Johnson fears animosity from Arab traditionalists. He told TIME, "It will probably never be really over...