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...anonymous: that wiry young man who halted a column of tanks near Tiananmen Square by simply standing in front of them. Later, human rights groups identified the man as Wang Weilin, the 19-year-old son of a Beijing factory worker. Wang was reportedly arrested soon after his brave deed and accused of being a "counterrevolutionary, a traitor and a political hooligan" who attempted to subvert members of the army. Because of the severity of the charges, it was widely feared that he had been executed. In an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters aired two weeks ago, Communist Party...
...Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" The demand was made by Ronald Reagan as the then President addressed West Germans at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987. With Gorbachev's acquiescence, if not encouragement, the deed was done. Last week Reagan stood beside a three-ton chunk of the Berlin Wall, 9 1/2 ft. tall and 3 1/2 ft. wide, and called it "an unnatural, ugly, unwelcome, undeniable symbol of the oppression of communism...
...Economist magazine, where he wrote < about subjects as varied as business, science and British politics. But he says he is fascinated by off-beat items because they are "a good way to find out what motivates people in the news. Sometimes it's the overlooked fact or deed that is an important part of the mind-set of decision makers." Concurs senior writer Paul Gray, who is writing Grapevine: "While these items don't in themselves make a full TIME story, they provide information and a unique view of the news." For example, who curtly dismissed the Great Wall...
...likely suspects who might be linked to the fire that devastated Libya's Rabta chemical plant, which the U.S. claims produces chemical weapons, were denying culpability last week. But they no doubt were pleased that the deed had been done. According to the Pentagon, the fire caused "massive" damage to the main building of the complex 50 miles southwest of Tripoli. Said a U.S. intelligence analyst: "The plant's finished...
...distinctive feature of Middlesex's new system is its combination of indexing and imaging capabilities, Blaisdell said. Computer terminals at the Registry not only enable the public to access information about deeds, but the computer image of the deed itself can be called up onto the screen. The image can then be reproduced and a copy given to the interested citizen...