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...most important, a decrease in the Soviet military presence -- whether in garrisons on the outskirts of East bloc capitals or over the horizon in the U.S.S.R. itself -- may induce those regimes to rely less on the threat of force and more on a genuine social compact between a government and its citizens...
...ballet masters in chief). In 1944 he expanded his ballet Fancy Free into On the Town, which Abbott directed. Betty Comden, the show's coauthor, recalls the young Robbins: "He was wonderful looking, with his dark, dark burning eyes and his wiry, great figure -- a compact ball of energy. He still...
...Nissan pickup, his reputation precedes him. Anyone within a several-block radius can hear Tabarez coming, for he drives what is known as a "boom car." The auto mechanic from Gardena, Calif., spent $8,000 to install the vehicle's current stereo system, which comprises a deluxe Alpine 7902 compact-disc player, two heavy-duty Orion amplifiers and 32 speakers. His rig can deliver a bone-jarring 144 decibels of sound. "I just got carried away," he admits...
...radio-cassette player: innocuous-looking, compact, popular with travelers. To a terrorist, the perfect place to conceal a bomb. British authorities concluded last week that the explosive device that blew up Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December was hidden in a radio-cassette player. The Federal Aviation Administration immediately advised tighter checks on electronic goods at airports...
...while most people say that the changes are not for the worse, they add that the pace has quickened for this once-slow stretch between two of Cambridge's busiest areas. A new, high-tech way of life has moved in, with an upscale grocery store, a compact disc shop and futon vendors now lining the street...