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...economic recovery in the Philippines is threatened by the country's continuing political unrest in the wake of the assassination last August of Opposition Leader Benigno Aquino Jr. Speculation is rising that if President Ferdinand Marcos does not step down voluntarily, he will be forced out. Marcos' troubles have made it difficult for him to deal firmly with the Philippines' runaway government deficit, which now totals close to 4% of the country's gross national product...
Sarajevo, from the Turkish saray (palace), is a bustling mountain valley city (pop. 447,687) where world events have visited before. In 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary was assassinated there by a local student, precipitating World War I. The places where wars begin evidently have a limited appeal for tourists, since the airport felt no need for a modern landing strip until one was installed this year...
Management and the workers union compromised on the wage issue by agreeing to a one-time cash bonus for waiters that increases in value with seniority. Greg Roberts, a waiter at Ferdinand's and shop steward of the union, said that a waiter with more than five years experience would receive a $200 bonus, while one with six months to a year on the job would...
Only a few meals at Ferdinand's and the Ha' Penny Pub, which share a building at 121 Mt. Auburn St. were disrupted when 25 waiters, waitresses and bartenders there picketed outside to protest management's position in contract talks...
Roby Fader, a waiter at Ferdinand's, said that "I think we were all fearing that we'd lose their jobs. It's good to be back. I feel good about it and I think most people...