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...triumph came the same day that KKR's crown jewel, RJR Nabisco, reported its first quarterly profit since the grand acquisitor bought it for $25 billion in 1989. RJR eked out a $5 million gain for the first quarter of 1991, in contrast to a $222 million loss for the same period a year ago. The improvement reflected RJR's drive to reduce its towering interest expense...
...past Kuwaitis simply hired foreigners to do most of their work. Many of those expatriates may now hesitate to return to the ravaged city, which will lack for some time the creature comforts that once earned it a reputation as the jewel of the gulf. For the Palestinian community, which is credited with actually building much of Kuwait, there is an additional -- and legitimate -- concern: further persecution by Kuwaitis enraged by Palestinian support for Saddam Hussein. Of the 168,000 Palestinians left in Kuwait out of a prewar total of 400,000, about half are expected to emigrate...
ISLAMIC ART AND PATRONAGE: TREASURES FROM KUWAIT, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Tx. This show's 107 items -- illuminated manuscripts, glazed pottery and jewel-encrusted metal work -- are a poignant reminder of the artistic heritage of one of the world's most turbulent regions. March 16 through...
...cornerstones of Wyoming, and the two crucial visiting spots for any tourist, are its two national parks. Grand Tetons National Park features a magnificent range of snow-capped mountains and two beautiful glacial lakes. Just to the north is Yellowstone National Park, the crown jewel in the nation's park system...
...danger with any endeavor so dependent on advanced electronics and jewel- like engineering is that when such systems encounter unexpected trouble they usually do not just slow down; they crash. The Pentagon has not shown any TV pictures of "smart" bombs flying a perfect path into the side of a camel. But as the Scud hits have demonstrated, mistakes do happen. One aircraft expert says the desert sand has wreaked havoc with the British Tornado jets, lodging in the turbine engine blades and melting into glass. If blades on U.S. jets are faring better, it may be because enginemakers imported...