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...hilly resort island of Bornholm, a tiny speck of Denmark that rises from the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Poland, the crew of the Danish trawler Soraya was catching cod one March morning. As the men hauled their fish on board, Theis Branick, 24, went beneath the net to open it. When the fish spilled out onto the deck, he found the net had also caught something else - a large, yellow-brown lump of solidified mustard gas from World War II. "It was a huge piece, weighing about 15 kg, and with no traces of the metal casing," says Michael...
...started to itch and burn like hell. I took off my clothes. The others said, 'What's that on your back?' - THEIS BRANICK, Danish fisherman
TIME reported that in upcoming international trade talks, dozens of generic food names, such as feta cheese, basmati rice and Budweiser beer, may be restricted to their regions of origin [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 11]. Say it isn't so! What about French fries, Spanish omelets, Bermuda onions, Danish pastry and Belgian waffles? Will hamburgers come only from Hamburg? And frankfurters from Frankfurt? And what will become of Mom's apple pie? ESOR BEN-SOREK Rishon Le-Ziyyon, Israel
...What's in a Name? TIME reported that in upcoming international trade talks, dozens of generic food names, such as Parmesan cheese and basmati rice, may be restricted to their regions of origin [Aug. 18]. Say it isn't so! What about French fries, Spanish omelets, Bermuda onions, Danish pastry and Belgian waffles? Will hamburgers come only from Hamburg? And frankfurters only from Frankfurt? And what will become of Mom's apple pie? Esor Ben-Sorek Rishon Letziyon, Israel...
...last month's bombing of the U.N.'s Baghdad headquarters, the Spanish public remains quiet - and Aznar, like other leaders, hasn't budged. If anything, politicians in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic say, the suicide attack strengthened their resolve. The first of 400 Danish soldiers sent to Iraq in July was killed last month, but Denmark has no plans to remove its forces. That determination could fade if Iraq claims large numbers of European lives. The day after an attack on Czech vehicles on Aug. 10, Czech Defense Minister Miroslav Kostelka said, "If the situation were suddenly and sharply...