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...WILL AIR A SPECIAL ON THE KGB ALLEGING that YURI ANDROPOV, when he was the Soviet spy chief, knew where the body of Adolf Hitler was buried. Excerpts from a 1970 Andropov memo: "In Feb. 1946 in the city of Magdeburg ((G.D.R.)) . . . the bodies of Hitler, Eva Braun, Goebbels, his wife and children were buried . . . I would consider it expedient to remove the remains and destroy them by cremation...
...scene at the Senate played out like Kabuki theater. Here the ghost of Anita Hill welcomed two new committee members, Carol Moseley-Braun and Dianne Feinstein, who owed their election in some measure to her. Here sat some of the same members who had been lambasted for their handling of Hill, eager for the chance to display their elaborate courtesy and newfound sensitivity. Here was Hill's chief tormentor, Orrin Hatch, praising Baird's competence, her record as a corporate lawyer, knowing full well that for his conservative purposes Baird was the best candidate he could hope...
...Senator Moseley-Braun gets caught in controversy...
...Chicago, bought a new Jeep and an expensive wardrobe, then headed for Africa and England with Matthews and her son for a 27-day vacation. The threesome flew from London to New York City on the supersonic Concorde. During that time, other rookie Senators were setting up offices. Moseley-Braun replied that she was taking a well-deserved rest. She also says her travel was paid for by private contributions. But voters are beginning to wonder if her bumpy beginning is more than just a run-in with overzealous journalists, as she alleges...
Last week as Moseley-Braun struggled belatedly to put together a staff, she learned that she had won seats on the Senate's Banking and Judiciary committees. "I'd like to be accorded the chance to do my job," she declared, "and be taken seriously as a legislator." One way she could do that is to take more care to avoid the kind of behavior usually associated with the old breed of politician...