Word: harrop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...capital city, Savage fondled her in his chauffeur-driven car and asked for sex. "He kept saying, 'That's the way the world works,' " she told the Washington Post. The woman says she escaped Savage's advances when an embassy worker intervened. The next day U.S. Ambassador William Harrop rebuked Savage, and soon afterward the volunteer was sent back to the U.S. for counseling...
Worth is relative, but the value of some jobs is universal. That is the message in the new book World Paychecks: Who Makes What, Where, and Why (Facts on File; $12.95). Written by David Harrop, a freelance author, the study shows how salaries vary from country to country. Among the three great professions, medicine is the highest paid. Lawyers usually rank second and educators last, causing Harrop to conclude that most societies place health ahead of justice or the pursuit of knowledge...
...coup collapsed. Forty-four of the mercenaries escaped by hijacking an Air India Boeing 707 that had landed during the battle; the others were dead, arrested or in hiding. President René launched a nationwide man hunt and ordered all foreigners in the islands-including visiting U.S. Ambassador William Harrop-confined to their hotels...