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...pistol held to the woman's left temple, the right side of the youth's face caked with dried blood. In a barbaric attempt to force a ransom payment rumored to be as large as $4.2 million, the kidnapers apparently had cut off the youth's ear. If the money was not forthcoming, they warned, their two captives would be slaughtered...
Angered by the move, the abductors telephoned Laura Calissoni, 29, daughter of Anna and sister of Giorgio, and informed her that something was waiting in a trash can in Rome's Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore. There in a plastic bag the family found a severed ear that investigators believed to be Giorgio's. A second caller directed a reporter from the Rome daily Il Messaggero to another garbage can, in Piazza Barberini, where the photograph was found, accompanied by two messages. One, from Anna Calissoni, was addressed to Pope John Paul II. "I pray you," the note read...
...good news strengthens the hand of Feldstein's chief rival for the President's ear on economic matters, Treasury Secretary Donald Regan. "The President thinks Don Regan's advice is better. Don not only tells the President what he likes to hear, but it turns out he was right," says an aide. What Regan tells Reagan is that the President can cut taxes, increase military spending and still have a sustained economic recovery. Regan won a round earlier this year when Feldstein drastically underestimated the strength of the recovery, earning himself the nickname "Dr. Gloom." More recently...
Subdued hope is the most ebullient of Robison's emotional promises, but her restrained wit and craftsman's ear for dialogue make An Amateur's Guide to the Night a quiet treat. It doen't light up new arenas of expression, but it does help establish her as a master of the minister and a portraitist...
...goal, one-assist performance from Fusco in the 11-2 rout of the Crimson squad only brought an ear-to-ear smile to Cleary's face. The stellar defensive play of Mark Fusco helped put Cleary on Cloud Nine...