Word: ironization
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...also said that U.S. reporters in Iron Curtain countries always have to be on guard, and that Daniloff is a very experienced Moscow reporter. "He's a real old hand," she said. "You always have to be sifting, always judging character, but Nick has a real savvy sense. And he's built up a lot of contacts," she added...
This week's auction of the Iron Butterfly's possessions by the Philippine Presidential Commission on Good Government is expected to yield about $750,000 toward financing a worldwide hunt for what could total billions of dollars in Marcos assets. There were signs at the 66th Street town house, formerly the Philippine consulate, that the choicest goodies had been lifted: empty jewel boxes whose satin linings still bore the impress of glinting valuables, and clean blanks on walls where paintings by Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh and Goya had hung. Over the decade, Mrs. Marcos' New York City purchases alone topped...
...Gandhi and Kaunda, were Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney of Canada, Robert Hawke of Australia, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Sir Lynden Pindling of the Bahamas. On the second day of the meeting, Thatcher dropped her opposition to a proposed European Community ban on South African coal, steel and iron, and said she would accept "voluntary" restrictions on new British investment and the promotion of South African tourism. For the other six leaders present, this was nowhere near enough. Together they endorsed a set of sanctions proposed at a previous Commonwealth gathering that included a ban on agricultural imports, new investment...
Britain's "Iron Lady" was on the mend last week. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher underwent an hourlong operation on her right hand to correct Dupuytren's contracture, a condition in which her pinky was drawn toward the palm. If left untreated, the ailment can cause deformity and loss of use of the hand...
...outstanding, compared with $600 billion for American institutions. As the Japanese banks have seen their assets balloon, partly because of the rapid appreciation of the yen against the dollar, they have become more ambitious, aggressive and resourceful. The Japanese have bought up banks in the U.S. and Australia, financed iron-ore mining in Brazil and provided funding for the underwater Chunnel, which will link England and France. Taking their cue from Japanese manufacturers, banks like Dai-Ichi Kangyo have penetrated foreign markets partly by charging less for loans than their competitors...