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...most artful and engaging of his novels. In Conversations in the Cathedral (1969) and The War at the End of the World (1984), the two books of which he is proudest, Vargas Llosa explored fanaticism, apocalypse and corruption. If he is elected President, Vargas Llosa will have to contend more directly with these themes, which exist in ample supply in contemporary Peru...
Neighborhood Association members contend that Harvard merely wanted to curry favor with KellyFarquarson, who heads both the NHS and aquasi-governmental body that advises the city onzoning decisions. By selling NHS theland--allegedly at an unusually low price--Harvardhoped Farquarson would support Harvard's bid todevelop the Longwood Ave. property, Brookins said...
...with $361 million in restitution ordered by courts, up 200% from 1987. A five-year extension of the statute of limitations, obtained last August, should help prosecutors. Even so, investigators agree that many of the biggest scoundrels are still at large. Besides lack of manpower, prosecutors must contend with the enormous complexity of the crimes, the murkiness of the line between fraud and ineptitude, and the difficulty of conveying all this to juries...
Despite their heightened sense of purpose and pride, though, Harvard students must contend with the fact that ROTC has a much better relationship with other college campuses...
...Miramax's biggest test. Four of the 14 films it is distributing were also produced by Miramax. Two of these are already in some trouble. Strike It Rich, with Molly Ringwald, has bombed, and The Lemon Sisters, with Diane Keaton, has been delayed for reworking. Miramax must also contend with greater competition from the big studios. Warner, for instance, outbid Miramax last year for the documentary-style Roger & Me, a major hit. The brothers insist there is still plenty of room in Tinseltown for the little guy. Says Harvey: "We try to be like Rolls-Royce. We make great cars...