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From the beginning, the case had twisted and turned like the raciest of thrillers. On the evening of the abduction, the criminals left a message on the doorstep of a police station in The Hague giving the Heineken family three days to rustle up a total of about $10 million worth of U.S., French, West German and Dutch currencies. The kidnapers used the code word "eagle" for themselves and "hare" for the policeman who would bring them the booty. Three days later the Amsterdam police placed an ad in a national newspaper declaring their readiness to pay the ransom...
...incident. Surely 2000 tons of Soviet arms alone did not represent a threat to U.S. security, but coming in the wake of the Communist takeover in China, the Korean War and continued tensions in Eastern Europe, the U.S. was understandably alarmed at the appearance of Russian arms on its doorstep...
...about the missiles." But the U.S. soldier's young wife living in Mutlangen, West Germany, near a major U.S. Army depot, refused even to reply until her unexpected caller had departed. Moments later, when she hesitantly opened the door, she found an anti-Pershing-missile leaflet on her doorstep. "I didn't answer because I was scared," she said. "I don't know what they have against...
...newly assertive reincarnation, Soares has taken on even the European Community, which has dithered for seven years over Portugal's application for membership. "The moment has arrived for us to force the E.G. to make a decision," he says. "We are tired of waiting on the doorstep." Soares warns that if Portugal is not let in soon, it "will find other alternatives." The country is already dependent on the U.S. for a large portion of its foodstuffs, including 90% of its wheat. President António Ramalho Eanes was in Washington last week for talks with President Reagan...
...back it up. Our hero then cleans out the hotel cash register. Soon after, the family discovers that crotchety old Aunt (Imogene Coca) has passed away in the car. In a Pythonesque sick joke, the family straps the body to the roof and deposits it at the widower's doorstep in Phoenix in the midst of a rainstorm...