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...subject of this week's cover proved quite challenging. The target itself was elusive. Sciences Editor Leon Jaroff, who edited the story, describes the virus as a bizarre creature that "isn't really life as we know it, but isn't inanimate either. It comes in an endless number of sizes and shapes, each seemingly designed to inflict a different kind of woe on humans, animals or plants." Wallis readily agrees. "Though we've all had the flu, few of us are familiar with the tiny creature that causes...
...four new leave-takers were all adherents to the so-called Sullivan Principles, the fair-employment guidelines devised in 1977 by the Rev. Leon Sullivan, a Philadelphia civil rights leader and a member of GM's board. The Sullivan plan provides for equal treatment of the races in hiring, pay and promotions, and commits employers to improving workers' living conditions. U.S. firms doing business in South Africa used to be viewed even by most American critics of apartheid as good corporate citizens as long as they abided by the principles. A strong U.S. corporate presence in South Africa, moreover...
...head of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, an umbrella organization representing more than 200 Roman Catholic and Protestant groups, called the moves a "significant victory for antiapartheid forces" because they send a message to other U.S. corporations that "it is bad business to do business with South Africa." Leon Sullivan termed the new withdrawals a "big first step toward achieving the goal of ending apartheid"; he now believes that a "total embargo" will be necessary if racial segregation is not dismantled by next June. Other antiapartheid activists were less enthusiastic. Richard Knight, head of corporate research...
Screenwriter-Director Leon Marr (adapting a novel by Joan Barfoot) is a neat freak with images. Every shot is composed precisely enough to win Edna's approval. The cool, creepy, witty splendor of this Canadian psychodrama is that it resides simultaneously inside and outside Edna's pristine, pathetic mindscape, from her daft rapture over the perfectly made bed to the moment when she hears of her husband's infidelity and tears and saliva cascade down her face. Dancing in the Dark dares to be misunderstood as a case history; in fact, it is Heartburn with a haunting irregular heartbeat...
...million illegal aliens this year, 500,000 more than in 1985. By some estimates, for every person caught, another will get through. Meanwhile, public outcries against terrorism and drug traffic translated into a fear of open borders to the south. "It was a combination of things," said Representative Leon Panetta, a Democrat from California who helped craft the final compromise. "There was clearly a backlash throughout the country on the whole immigration issue." Attempts at compromise bogged down over provisions to benefit fruit and vegetable growers, who largely rely on illegal aliens for their work forces. Conservatives also balked...