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...some of the orchestra's musicians. "He had an institutional commitment to the Gewandhaus that he was prepared to bring to New York," said orchestra chairman Stephen Stamas. Translation: Masur, whose five-year contract begins with the 1992-93 season -- the Philharmonic's 150th anniversary -- is no glamorous international jet-setter but a solid and sober musician who will give the Philharmonic some badly needed attention and stability...
...Beirut and safely returned to Paris, French President Francois Mitterrand expressed his "personal thanks" to Gaddafi, and French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas effusively praised the Libyan leader for his "noble and humanitarian gesture." But suspicious Frenchmen and other Europeans noted that last January France returned to Libya three Mirage jet fighters that had been grounded in France since 1986, when the European Community imposed an arms embargo against Libya. Many denounced the release as part of an arms-for-hostages deal...
...rooms and executive suites of the glittering haute couture world. The truth was that Halston, who introduced U.S. women to the pillbox hat, slinky jerseys, tunics and Ultrasuede, who dressed Betty Ford, Liza Minnelli, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Elizabeth Taylor, and who partied hard with the best of the jet set, had succumbed to AIDS...
...passenger traffic in the U.S. has zoomed more than 150% since 1974, yet that was when the last major new American airport opened (Dallas-Fort Worth International). To relieve the worsening jet gridlock, the Bush Administration last week proposed a $47 billion five-year plan to provide new aviation facilities, ranging from runways to air-traffic-control computers. And who will pick up the tab? The Federal Aviation Administration wants 85% of the funding to come from new taxes on jet fuel and tickets, which could add $20 to the average domestic fare...
...Simple Prose Coefficient is, well, simple. A score of 9.9 indicates that a casual reader in an enclosed space where jet engines are being tested at 30- second intervals will catch virtually every nuance. (A score of 10 is impossible, reserved for the realm of television game shows or the news columns of USA Today...