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...eager to retain an anti-Communist ally in Central America, is committed to the Mejía Víctores regime despite its troubles. During a visit to Guatemala City last July, Treasury Secretary James Baker reaffirmed that support and praised the country's "progress toward democracy." Congress has yet to be convinced, however. While it authorized $45.5 million in economic aid last month, it has made a resumption of military assistance contingent on the holding of the November elections and on an acceptable human rights record...
...militiamen were also eager to wash their hands of the hijack affair as quickly as possible on June 30, when they began to release the remaining 39 American hostages. "I thought surely they'd give us a body search as we left Beirut," Hill recalled. "If not there, at least in Damascus before they set us free." Nothing of the sort happened, and Hill was able to smuggle out his film, concealing it in his underwear...
Backed by eager investors and generous banks, developers failed to realize that they were collectively building too much. The amount of office space available and under construction in the 22 largest U.S. cities has reached 318 million sq. ft., or about as much as 150 Empire State Buildings. The glut has rocked the real estate business and the financial system by sending rents and property values plummeting. "We have overbuilt in this country on an unprecedented scale," says J. McDonald Williams, managing partner of Trammell Crow, the largest U.S. developer...
...Wall Street's most respected prognosticators. He said that U.S. interest rates, which have been falling for five months, could continue to ease because of sluggishness in the economy. The prospect of lower interest rates drives down the value of the American currency because it makes foreigners less eager to convert their money into dollars for investment...
...appropriate for style-conscious eaters who formerly restricted their gastronomic forays to France, where they devoted vacation times to seeking out the specialties of superstar chefs like Paul Bocuse, Michel Guérard and the Troisgros brothers. Now with equal zeal, many such adventurers are beginning to tour the U.S., eager to sample the highly publicized culinary creations that make up the new American cuisine...