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...death penalty was a symbolic issue in the campaign. Koch and the public were for it with a vengeance, while Cuomo was fervently opposed. Voters disagreed with Cuomo but admired his principles and his chutzpah. Cuomo defeated Koch by a comfortable margin and went on to beat Republican Lew Lehrman by a slim one. Defeating Koch was a catharsis for Cuomo; he had come from way behind to upset the man whom he once thought of as his nemesis. Koch today says Cuomo has "been a superb Governor," utilizing his talent for "communication, conciliation and consensus in an unusually successful...
Arlington Folk Society Holiday Concert: featuring Scott Alarik and Betty Lehrman, St John's Church, 74 Pleasant St, Arlington Center, Saturday...
...catalyst of the new alliance had even larger purposes in mind. The growth of anti-Soviet guerrilla movements, said Lehrman, is part of "the second stage of the American Revolution, (which was) always intended by the founders to be a world revolution." Lehrman dramatized his notion by presenting each of the four rebel leaders with a copy of the U.S. Declaration of Independence...
...conferees applauded when Lehrman read words from President Reagan: "Around the world we see people joining together . . . to free their nations from outside domination and an alien ideology . . . Their goals are % our goals." Lehrman did not point out that this letter was not from Reagan to the new allies, but from Reagan to "Dear...
Some governments affected by the rebel movements were even more cautious than Reagan. Pakistan blocked Afghan rebel leaders from traveling to the meeting from Pakistani base camps. Mujahedin Colonel Ghulam Wardak flew to Africa from Washington, where he is recovering from battle wounds. Nervous Thai authorities, according to a Lehrman aide, created "tremendous problems" before allowing Laotian Guerrilla Leader Pa Kao Her to fly to the conference from Bangkok. But South Africa, which supports Savimbi, allowed participants to fly from Johannesburg...