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...begin pulling out. But the Soviets have so far refused to fix a firm timetable for their withdrawal. The rebels, meanwhile, seemed determined to keep up the pressure, as they demonstrated late last week at the funeral of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, a onetime disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and in later years an anti-mujahedin leftist. Khan died in Pakistan at age 98 and was buried in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. Afghan and Pakistani authorities allowed a funeral procession of some 2,000 vehicles to enter Afghanistan under Soviet military escort for the burial, which was attended by Najibullah. Just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Rebuff from the Rebels | 2/1/1988 | See Source »

...stalks a concert stage, conning inspiration from the ether. In a nightclub, a customer's name will spark a from-nowhere verbal riff. And in the course of an hour's interview, he will miraculously inhabit the skewed brains of two dozen apparitions. Among them: a meat-eating Mahatma Gandhi, Gomer Pyle with a case of VD, Elvis Presley drafted for Viet Nam, Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak and, of course, a singing hunchback. Here is Williams speaking about his role as Good Morning, Vietnam's gonzo deejay: "God, it can't get any more right than this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Playtime For Gonzo | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

...Cambridge License Commission denied liquor licenses to two Indian restaurants, Gandhi and Old Calcutta, and prevented Warburton's from moving into the square because a current city moratorium has set a limit on the number of liquor licenses and fast-food restaruants in the area...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: City Blocks Liquor, Fast Food | 11/24/1987 | See Source »

...Indian restaurant owners were disappointed by the liquor license denials. Jaggi, owner of the Gandhi Restaurant, said it was unfair that his restaurant was not allowed to serve liquor. He said Gandhi would not turn into a bar since he would not serve hard liquor and would only serve until...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: City Blocks Liquor, Fast Food | 11/24/1987 | See Source »

...Gorbachev visit would be similar to that by Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi 3 weeks ago, Hunt said. He said that the Soviet leader would likely come for an afternoon and evening to give a speech and tour the University. The schedule would also include a closed-door meeting with President...

Author: By Mark M. Colodny, | Title: Gorbachev Stopover at Harvard Discussed | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

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