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Among its recipients is Johnnie Murry, who used to live with her husband and 15 children in a two-room trailer. In 1984 MadCAAP brought a four-bedroom house to Murry's farm. Now white curtains hang from the windows and stuffed animals, high school banners and framed graduation pictures decorate the wood- paneled walls. "We can sleep better now," says Murry. "I am grateful that I have a place to cook, a table to feed my family at and a place for me to rest later...
...Krenz, who is more animated and garrulous than Honecker, is also better attuned to the television age. He ordered up a camera crew to record his exit from the Central Committee session at which he was promoted, and six hours after Honecker's resignation, Krenz addressed the nation on live...
Other aspects of the show need fine tuning. Heavy reliance on live coverage led to an excess of pleasantries and some outright glitches. On Wednesday a San Francisco earthquake survivor was so upset by watching footage of the disaster that she bolted from the studio before her scheduled appearance. On Thursday a promised survivor interview was finally bumped for lack of time. CNN uses the hour to do a few stories fully rather than pepper the viewer with here-and-gone 30-second items, but last week's feature pieces often seemed simply long, not deep. Moreover, the hour seemed...
...Africa racked by starvation and civil war, where CITES decisions carry little weight, tourist dollars are nonexistent, and the herds continue to shrink. In Angola and Mozambique, for example, rebels use ivory to help finance military operations. Said a spokesman for Mozambique: "If the war stops, people can live, students can go back to school, and yes, we can save elephants...
...direction, they remain skeptical because of the destination he has in mind. De Klerk's policy, fully endorsed by the ruling National Party, is one of constitutionally guaranteed "group rights" defined by race, including the right of whites to veto legislation they might consider threatening, to live in whites-only neighborhoods and to attend segregated schools. "Ethnic and cultural ; differences exist," says Viljoen, "and should be recognized in a new constitution...