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...Harold Washington was already savvy about the byzantine world of Chicago politics: he worked with his father, a Democratic precinct captain, organizing voters on the South Side. He also received an early education in the rigors of competition. While at Du Sable High School, he won the city championship in the 120-yd. high hurdles. At the Civilian Conservation Corps camps, he became a no-nonsense amateur middleweight boxer who won 50 of 60 fights, 15 by knockout. Laughs the mayor-elect today: "I'm a pretty good bare-knuckles fighter...
...beautiful Mexican movie actress; in Newport Beach, Calif. Even in the silent era she tended to be typecast in such films as Ramona (1928) and The Loves of Carmen (1927); after sound, her accent limited her still further, though she starred in Flying Down to Rio (1933) and Madame Du Barry (1934). Finally sick of the Hollywood yoke, she returned to Mexico and helped establish the country's movie industry, notably with Maria Candelaria...
...considered to be the head of all KGB activities in France; Oleg Shirokov, bureau chief of the official press agency TASS; and Vladimir Kulikovskikh, a TASS reporter. Forty of the group held diplomatic passports. Said a member of France's counterespionage agency, the Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST): "Ten or 15 years ago, the Soviets instructed their young agents that France was no problem. Well, all that has changed. Now they'll have to send their best recruits...
...convicted of any crime, although arrest warrants were issued in 1980 in Britain for four men, including the Lebanese American owner and the Greek skipper of the Salem. The South African government has no intention of pressing the matter. After all, explains Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs P.T.C. Du Plessis, South Africa operates in the world petroleum market under "extremely unfavorable conditions." And besides, he contends, the buying of crude oil, even under ordinary circumstances, is "always risky...
While Exxon, Du Pont and Kodak have offered resignation incentives to all age groups, other companies have focused on workers nearing retirement. Because these employees command the biggest salaries, their departure can generate the greatest savings. Ordinarily, workers are reluctant to retire early because they are not eligible for Social Security until age 62, and most early-retirement plans offer sharply reduced pension benefits. Now many companies are encouraging employees to leave by guaranteeing them monthly pension payments that come close to what they would have received, including Social Security, had they waited until standard retirement...