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...Warsaw. Later, after Natalie marries Byron, she is trapped in Europe with her uncle; as Jews, both are in grave danger of disappearing into Hitler's Holocaust. The persecution of the Jews is one of the dominating concerns of both the series and its author, who is a devout Orthodox...
Several contentious issues remain. Zia, a devout Muslim who supports the Arab cause, is troubled by Washington's firm backing of Israel. The Reagan Administration would like Zia to curb Pakistan's opium production. According to drug-enforcement agents, an estimated 70% of the heroin (derived from opium) coming into the U.S. either originates in or passes through Pakistan. But overshadowing all else is Soviet activity in Afghanistan, which has driven 2.8 million Afghans to seek refuge in Pakistan. Says a Western diplomat in Islamabad: "Sometimes Zia's streak of religious fanaticism scares...
DICK HEADLEE, insurance salesman, former state Chamber of Commerce president, devout Mormon, had not necessarily been a front-runner prior to October 21; his chances were neither stunning nor slim. But his shocking statements, coupled with his clarification explaining that he was only referring to some ERA proponents, have made him something of a doormat in what should have been a hotly contested, vitally important race...
John Zachary De Lorean said not long ago that he is a devout Roman Catholic who, when in New York City, goes every day to St. Patrick's Cathedral. He said that he is a believer in prayer, and a "firm believer" in the Ten Commandments. He also, as improbable as it seems, detected parallels between his life and that of Jesus Christ. "In many ways," De Lorean said in 1980, "Jesus was an outsider. Some of the really big things in life are achieved by those who refuse to conform. I stood up for what I believed...
...Palatinate who has spent three decades in Christian Democratic national politics, Kohl is a striking contrast to the hard-driving and brilliant but sometimes arrogant Schmidt. Known in West Germany as the Black Giant, the dark-com plexioned 6-ft. 4-in. jowly Kohl is folksy, gregarious and a devout Roman Catholic. In the Bundestag, Schmidt is always poised and formal. Kohl, on the other hand, has frequently been seen sitting on the opposition benches roaring with laughter, as if parliamentary business were some huge joke. Kohl is fond of saying that "my strength is that people are ready...