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Ever since the military court convened on May 5, the proceedings have been broadcast live over Haitian television and radio. At first Jeremie laughed easily and shook his head in disbelief as evidence against him was presented. But his demeanor darkened noticeably during testimony about his role in breaking up an anti-Duvalier demonstration near Leogane, a town 28 miles southwest of the capital, a week before Baby Doc left. The military prosecutor charged that Jeremie had led two Jeep loads of Tonton Macoutes, Duvalier's hated secret police, who had opened fire on the crowd. The government contends that...
Despite their relative cheapness, goofy ads often deliver spectacular results. James McIngvale, 35, owner of Houston-based Gallery Furniture, was struggling to survive when he launched a madcap campaign in 1982. Although lacking in broadcast experience, McIngvale ad-libbed spots in which he blabbered as fast as he could for 55 seconds and then, in the last five seconds, leaped into the air holding a cluster of dollar bills while shouting, "Gallery Furniture really will Save! . . . You! . . . Money!" Since he first went airborne, McIngvale's sales have soared 1000%. Says he: "It saved the company...
...Kremlin issued a three paragraph statement last night saying work was under way to decontaminate housing near the power plant. Soviet television broadcast footage of the evacuated 18-mile zone around the plant, showing some decontamination workers in gas masks and other people in street clothes...
...this was just a prank," says HBO Vice President David Pritchard. "But the fact is someone has interfered with authorized satellite transmissions." The incident has raised concerns that other satellite-borne communications, including sensitive data transmitted by business and the military, could be similarly disrupted. Representatives of the three broadcast networks insist that a hacker would have difficulty breaking into their programming. But any satellite signal could theoretically be disrupted, experts say. "Most satellites are built with some safety measures," explains Karl Savatiel, director of satellite communications for AT&T. "But all satellites, including military satellites, are vulnerable...
...Tuesday, Annis Kofman, a Dutch amateur radio enthusiast, reported picking up a broadcast in which a distraught ham operator near Chernobyl announced that two units were ablaze and spoke of "many hundreds dead and wounded." In Kofman's account, the man cried, "We heard heavy explosions! You can't imagine what's happening here with all the deaths and fire. I'm here 20 miles from it, and in fact I don't know what to do. I don't know if our leaders know what to do because this is a real disaster. Please tell the world to help...