Word: madrid
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...Miro. As a result of Bozo's freedom to make his own selections, the museum admirably represents almost all major phases of a protean career. Yet there are a few gaps. Picasso was a Spaniard, and the Picasso Museum in Barcelona has most of his very early works. Madrid has the Guernica, which found refuge in the Museum of Modern Art during Francisco Franco's 40 years in power; London has the Three Dancers; and MOMA still has Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. Paris' new museum has several fascinating studies, however, for Les Demoiselles, the painting that initiated cubism...
...recent disappearance remains unresolved. Vladimir Alexandrov, a prominent Soviet physicist, vanished without a trace while visiting Madrid late last March. Alexandrov originated the mathematical model for the nuclear winter theory, which holds that the smoke and dust hurled into the atmosphere by a full-scale nuclear war between the superpowers would block the sun's rays for weeks, causing the earth's temperature to plummet. The mystery of his disappearance has been compounded by the suspicions of some Western scientists that the nuclear winter scenario was promoted by Moscow to give antinuclear groups in the U.S. and Europe some fresh...
...This tremor, lasting for at least a minute, toppled some already weakened buildings but caused few new injuries. Mainly, it made the rubble bounce and rekindled fear among the city's residents, thousands of whom had spent the night in parks and other open spaces. President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado took note of the "panic" provoked by the second shock, but assured Mexicans that "the damage was much less than the first." Earlier, in appealing for calm, he had told his countrymen that "we are living through a great tragedy that affects all Mexicans...
Following a personal inspection of some of the worst-hit parts of the city, President de la Madrid declared a state of emergency and proclaimed a three- day period of national mourning. Ronald Reagan tried to reach De la Madrid by telephone from Washington; like countless others in the U.S., the President was unable to get a connection. Instead, a message from Reagan was relayed by radio to the U.S. embassy and then delivered to De la Madrid. It offered U.S. condolences and help. But Mexico, which has historically resisted outside assistance following natural disasters...
President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado is scheduled to address the U.N. General Assembly this week. If he is able to keep the appointment, he will probably renew an appeal he made three weeks ago during his annual state-of- thenation speech, when he asked for a new round of negotiations to ease repayment conditions. He can only hope that lenders will listen--and respond favorably...