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...Republic in 1923 - is a mystery. Turks themselves question the motives of longtime allies in trying to dredge up these controversies. And the Armenians in Turkey itself are caught in the middle. "I do not need another government to tell me what happened to my ancestors," said Hrant Dink, editor of the Istanbul-based "Agos" newspaper, which serves the remaining Armenian community. He fears that the tragedy is still being used as fodder by those on both sides of the divide - Europeans who want to keep Ankara at arms length and a growing ultra-nationalist right in Turkey itself that...
Such attitudes fill Dink and other Turkish Armenians with despair. He denies the view of the diaspora that Armenians living in Turkey are being held hostage. They believe that it is years of silence on the part of Turks themselves that has resulted in the current impasse. "I want to be proud of my country with its past and present," said Nazar Buyum, the head of a large Istanbul advertising firm. The first step, in this way of thinking is to stop labeling legitimate attempts to examine history as some sort of conspiracy...
DIED. HARRY PRICHETT SR., 79, pioneering graphic artist who in 1954 created the first interactive-television show, Winky Dink and You; in New York City. The children's program, which asked viewers to draw objects on their TV screens with "magic crayons," returned in the '90s on video...
DIED. MAE QUESTEL, 89, helium-toned actress who gave voice to the coyly sexy Betty Boop and the coarsely sexless Olive Oyl; in New York City. Over the years, Questel displayed vocal versatility as the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Winky Dink and Swee'Pea. Though she was featured in over 1,900 films, Questel once complained that she could walk down a New York City street without being recognized. In one of her last film roles, she played a caricature of a different sort, Woody Allen's mother in the movie New York Stories...
Sugrue, the police sergeant, said officers will only ticket people for serious offenses. "We're not jumping on people about giving hand signals or anything rinky dink," Sugrue said. "If someone is riding at breakneck speed along the kiosk [in Harvard Square], they will get a fine...