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...capturing Leipzig, the U.S. First Army drew to a halt along the Mulde River, a tributary of the Elbe, Lieut. Albert Kotzebue of the 273rd Infantry Regiment was told to take 35 men and explore the narrow strip of land between the two rivers to see if he could establish contact with the Soviets. But he was ordered not to go more than two miles to the east...
...France's Foreign Minister Roland Dumas delivered a harsh warning to the agency's director general, Amadou Mahtar M'Bow. Dumas said that reforms of the Paris-based organization are "without doubt an indispensable guarantee for the survival of UNESCO. It is now up to the director general to establish a plan and a calendar in order to apply them." The message was significant because France had not only lobbied against U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO late last year but had agreed to contribute an extra $2 million to help make up for the loss of $43 million a year...
...This unity presents an opportunity for the next Pope. John Paul II's great unfulfilled desire was to visit China and re-establish diplomatic relations with Beijing, giving the Vatican a direct link to China's Catholics and a greater ability to object to government repression. In return, China would demand that the Holy See break off its ties with Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province. In secret negotiations over the past decade, papal representatives cleared most obstacles to this kind of understanding, but one major sticking point has remained: the Pope's right to name bishops...
...left a mark on the arts scene at Harvard as well. As a member of the Board of Overseers, one of the University’s two governing bodies, Lithgow conceived of and pushed to establish Harvard’s annual Arts First weekend in 1993, and returns to Harvard each year for the event...
Although some may not be interested, Hirsch is confident that the concerts will establish new connections, and that a reconceptualization of the MFA is taking place even now. If nothing else, this series of shows and its obvious outreach to the younger, hipper generation of college-age audiences indicates the museum’s good intentions...