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...minute, the white Mercedes-Benz sat parked in the working-class neighborhood of Ain Rummaneh in Christian East Beirut. The next, 330 lbs. of explosives hidden inside the vehicle went off in a mighty roar, totally demolishing the car and setting seven nearby apartment buildings ablaze. Thirty-two died and 140 were injured in the blast...
Malacanang Palace, the former presidential residence, continued to yield evidence of Marcos' ostentatious ways. No fewer than 15 limousines, five standard Mercedes-Benz cars, a BMW, a Datsun and a Nissan still sit in the mansion's garage, as does the plush personal bus that Imelda used for political outings. Its appointments include 14 armchairs, two beds, a kitchen and bath. Parked nearby is the hospital-on-wheels that accompanied Marcos on his campaign stops earlier this year, its dialysis machine and operating table pointed reminders of the former President's frail health...
...line of color television sets because of the falling dollar. A 19-in., remote-control model, for example, now costs $630, vs. $600 in December. Prices of Japanese cars and machine tools have also risen by 5% since December. Last week the American subsidiary of West Germany's Mercedes-Benz added 5.8% to the sticker price of its autos. Pouilly-Fuisse, a popular white burgundy that sold in stores for about $12 in 1985, now goes for as much as $15 for a bottle of the same age and quality...
...College L. Fred Jewett '57. Jewett did not say the College's discrimination legislation is unknown to most students, making complaint routes impossible to follow. He said he would encourage students to learn the procedures and to file complaints through proper channels. In addition, the article misquoted Dorothee E. Benz '87. She did not say that racism is more prevalent at Harvard than homophobia, but the opposite...
...stepped from his bulletproof Mercedes-Benz, cheering well-wishers mobbed President-elect Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo outside the headquarters of his Christian Democratic Party at Guatemala City's Camino Real Hotel. Cerezo, a 42-year-old lawyer, had just been declared the victor in a runoff election for the Guatemalan presidency. The second round of balloting came after national elections last month failed to produce a candidate with a majority. This time Cerezo captured 68% of the vote, soundly defeating his opponent, Newspaper Owner Jorge Carpio Nicolle, 53, of the center-right National Center Union Party. Even Christian Democratic Party leaders...