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Officials at the Pentagon say the U.S. European Command is considering four options: the Russians would provide support troops or would handle the strategic lift functions; they would be given a specific area to police; their forces would be placed under the command of France, which is not part of NATO's military organization; or they would be put under the direction of whatever U.N. forces remain in Bosnia. None of these alternatives may be palatable to the Russians. This is a problem that will come only with peace, however, and in that sense, it will be a welcome...
Pushing public policies that will "lift everybody's boat," Democratic state Congressional candidate John Tierney campaigned before an audience of about 50 at a Harvard-Radcliffe College Democrats meeting last night in Emerson Hall...
...significant warming of relations, Clinton announced that the U.S. would lift some restrictions on travel to Cuba and would allow news organizations to open bureaus in Havana. Cuban-American student exchanges would also be permitted. The President said the move would help move the Communist country toward a "peaceful transition to a free and open society." Miami bureau chief Cathy Booth reports: "The Administration's line on this is that it would allow for closer monitoring of human rights abuses. But the easing of travel restrictions is also very important, because in allowing more people in to see their relatives...
Coming off a disappointing 0-4 performance at the Air Force Academy Invitational last weekend and a lack-luster win over M.I.T. Wednesday, the Harvard men's water polo team was looking for something to lift its spirits this weekend at the Eastern League Tournament, which was hosted by Fordham...
...aspiration to be united and free is as rightful as was the aspiration of the two Germanys to be united. The same goes for the Croats and the Muslims. An equitable partition mutually agreed upon is the only answer. Stop the bombing. Call for an all-parties cease-fire. Lift the crippling economic sanctions on Serbia. And let mediators untainted by bloody hands impartially broker a just partition. (THE REV.) THOMAS LEE BASICH Advent Lutheran Church St. Paul, Minnesota...