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For all its egalitarian vision and brutal controls, Communism is still basically an economic philosophy. Because of that fact, Eastern Europe today is caught up in a brutal but visionary economic revolution. From the Baltic to the Black Sea, reforms - in various degrees and diverging directions - are rippling through all...
The magazine, in turn, has developed a healthy respect for the power of the dictators. Four years ago, Jeune Afrique, which has been banned at least once by almost every African nation, moved off the continent-first to Rome, later to Paris. Staffers, however, still make regular forays into African...
Pickrick Drumsticks. Democratic strategists made no secret of their fear that the outbursts could help trim their majorities in November. "If the rioting doesn't fade away-indeed, if there's renewed violence in the streets-it will hurt us," declared Vice President Hubert Humphrey as he stumped...
The wing surface was not broad enough; the four jet engines were set too far for ward, thereby creating exhausts that swept over the tail structure and would shorten its life span; the fuselage needed to be longer to increase passenger capacity. Working against the deadline, Boeing engineers went back...
Catholics & Medics. There are some exceptions to the pattern of bleakness. Roman Catholic institutions, such as Buenos Aires' Catholic University and Colombia's Jesuit-run Javeriana Pontifical University, generally offer better and more disciplined education. The continent's medical schools-notably those at São Paulo...