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...spent a weekend at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel for the annual Harvard Model United Nations conference. On Saturday night, I was very tired and decided to head back to my room at Harvard. I got into a nondescript cab in front of the hotel. The cab driver charged me 50 cents for putting my bags in the trunk...
When we arrived at Harvard, my friend, who was in the cab with me, paid the driver, and we all got out. A split second later the driver pulled away with my bags in the trunk! I was stunned. It took me a minute to realize that all my schoolbooks were in there, not to mention expensive clothes...
...waited patiently for more than a week. I called the police every day. But no luck. This unidentifiable cab driver stole about $1,000 worth of my stuff. For a poor college student, the situation was devastating. It required me to buy new books, photocopy notes from friends, and attempt the long process of calling doctors to refill prescriptions--not to mention the fact that I also had to call my parents so they could notify the insurance company...
...last year's festival. Later, on a French TV talk show, De Niro changed his tune, saying he would indeed return to France this fall for an exhibition of his late father's paintings. The actor has been a star in that country since 1976, when his film "Taxi Driver" won honors at Cannes...
...English buses we are not allowed to talk to the driver while he is behind the wheel. President Clinton is the leader of the most powerful country in the world. He has managed the U.S. economy with skill and in general improved the lot of Americans. Whenever there is a major crisis in the world, people look to him to step in and try to find a solution. He deserves the full support of the people while he is in office. Please, Americans, don't distract the driver. VALERIE WALKER Stanmore, England...