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...Moscow. The beginning of the end came last October, when Mikhail Gorbachev visited East Berlin and announced, almost in so many words, that Erich Honecker was on his own. For a Soviet puppet, that means the end. The juggernaut of unification was under way. Kohl found himself in the driver's seat largely ex officio: he happened to be the Chancellor of West Germany when the Soviet Union let East Germany go, which meant letting it come home...
...stars' shortcomings are especially noticeable, and especially regrettable, in light of the more successful performances of many in the supporting cast. Unknowns like Jack Gilpin, as a yuppie hostage, and Philip Bosco, as a rule-obsessed bus driver, make the most of their few moments onscreen...
...witness likened the enormous ball of fire to a nuclear explosion. A truck driver thought it looked as if "a rocket just took off." Shortly before midnight on the day after the Fourth of July, a devastating explosion leveled a block-square section of the 564-acre Atlantic Richfield chemical plant in Channelview, Texas, east of Houston. At least 17 workers died. The blast occurred while crews were working near tanks that hold petrochemical residues and waste water from the plant...
...venerable two-tone cry "All abooo-ard!" Recreational rail travel is on a roll. Some 4.8 million passengers toured the country on specialty trains last year, in contrast with 2 million riders ten years ago. The attractions can include unspoiled panoramas, relaxed atmosphere -- with someone else in the driver's seat -- comfortable sleeping quarters and lively service...
...nice touch is the Satan-worshipping cab driver (Raynor Scheine). He just oozes gross, and his face-slapping foolishness is so funny it could raise the dead. It's pleasantly surprising to hear someone shout, "O! Evil master, I am at your command!" in a Bill Cosby movie...