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...have a whole new set of reading materials to digest. Over the weekend at the G8 summit in Germany, Russian President Boris Yeltsin handed President Clinton what could be a new treasure trove of information (or perhaps just false gold): A declassified Russian dossier concerning the 1963 assassination of JFK. The documents are in Russian and apparently concern Lee Harvey Oswald?s travels to the Soviet Union as well as the Soviet government?s reaction to the killing. Kennedy enthusiasts hope the information will yield new insights about Oswald?s life in Minsk in the early 1960s and any possible...
...represents a hidden Russian domestic agenda. "Yeltsin may have done this to score points against one or another of his enemies from the former Soviet Union," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. The Russian press has reported in the past that Russian intelligence opposed the release of the JFK files, for fear the documents might reveal too much about itself. For the moment, the most that can be said with certainty about the gift is its diplomatic significance: Regardless of continuing differences over Kosovo, says Branegan, "Yeltsin?s gift represents a sign of continuing friendship and an attempt...
...Russia into the peacekeeping fold. Yeltsin came bearing gifts for Clinton meant to "mend ties after a fight": a promise of some flexibility on the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty that bans "Star Wars"-style missile-defense systems, and a fat folder of recently declassified Russian information on the JFK assassination. "I am among my friends now," Yeltsin announced, and in return, everybody said he looked great. "He walked a bit stiffly, but he was very forceful," offered national security adviser Sandy Berger. "His behavior was neither erratic or shaky," added Clinton later. Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared...
While these tourist friendly shops have made a dramatic entrance, other student-friendly spots suffered in the action. Scoops and Beans, a popular ice cream joint at 54 JFK St., closed last August...
...Tasty Crimson Seth H. Perlman I SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM: Scoop's and Beans ice cream shop on JFK Street-a student favorite-was one of several small Square businesses to close last fall after failing to pay its rent...