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Preparing to take a vacation in Jamaica, Systems Analyst Haig Hovanees logs on to CompuServe, another computer network, calls up Travel Forum and reads all about the political situation on the Caribbean island. He switches to the electronic Official Airline Guide, checks Jamaica flights for departure times, fares and availability of seats and makes his plans. Then, turning to his investment portfolio, he taps into the Value Line Database to flick through quarterly results, Standard & Poor's to see earnings forecasts, and Disclosure II to read official reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. "The system gives...
...secretly preparing for other contingencies. The U.S. embassy in Port- au-Prince had shared its stark assessment with the Haitian leader: without resorting to "repression and violence," his regime could not survive. After meeting with officials from nearby Jamaica, the President-for-Life agreed to depart on Wednesday but quickly had to renege. Reason: the Greek, Spanish and Swiss governments had all rebuffed the Duvalier family's requests for asylum. Two African countries, Gabon and Morocco, also said Duvalier would not be welcome...
Jean-Claude Duvalier became Haiti's "President-for-life" in 1971 at age 19 on the death of his father, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier. He fled to France on Friday on a U.S. Air Force plane with about 25 family members, guards and associates after the United States and Jamaica convinced him to step down in the face of mounting violence...
Students also provide a variety of reasons for choosing Harvard over other night and part-time schools in the area. Liora L. Gates, 28, of Jamaica Plain, is a scientist for Cambridge-based BioGen. She says she chose Harvard because it was conveniently located near the research firm...
...Biblical Garden: Paintings and drawings by Carol Lerner, The Visitor Center, Jamaica Plain, through...