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...Ethiopians, who are also righting a rebellion in the northern province of Eritrea, receive massive military aid from the Soviet Union. Until recently, Moscow also held Somalia in the iron grip of its friendship; but then it made the mistake of trying to expand its influence in the Horn of Africa by extending aid to both Somalia and Ethiopia, even though the two were ancient enemies. The volatile Somalis were enraged at the Russians' perfidy and stepped up their support for the Ogaden rebels. Meanwhile, the Soviets have reportedly supplied Ethiopia with MiG-21s and MiG-23s, heavy artillery...
...dock workers and setting up legitimate businesses, behind which flourish such illegal activities as gambling, prostitution and extortion. His estimated net revenues last year: $10 million. But Taoka, who is suffering from a heart condition, is no longer strong enough to prevent his fiery young lieutenants from trying to expand Yamaguchi-gumi power into territories held by rival yakuza. As the suspected aggressors in the internecine gangland warfare, Tao-ka's organization has been selected by police as their primary target in the cleanup. Says Seitaro Asanuma, director general of the National Police Agency: "Not until Yamaguchi-gumi...
...University will expand Parents' Day to a two-day visitors' weekend of panel discussions, historical slide presentations, tours of the Fogg Art Museum and student stage performances, the organizer of the weekend said Friday...
Dingman said the association decided to expand the program to increase student participation and to provide an opportunity for parents to talk to administrators and other freshmen parents in panel discussions on undergraduate life, the curriculum and post-college opportunities...
Columbia would use the money to expand a library collection of Korean literature and art, Rusk said...