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...mid-August, after reviewing the suggestions of Education School faculty, consulting a search committee and interviewing candidates, Rudenstine announced that Murphy would take the helm...
...same day in mid-August, a volcano erupted in Alaska, an earthquake hit near Alaska's Andreanof Islands and another rocked Kyrgyzstan in the . former Soviet Union. Two weeks ago, Hurricane Andrew hit the Bahamas, then ripped through Florida and Louisiana. Last week the chain of disasters continued. Tropical Storm Polly drenched eastern China and killed at least 150 people. Typhoon Omar, which had earlier raked Guam, headed for the Philippines. In Afghanistan flash floods swept through the valleys of the Hindu Kush, leaving hundreds dead or missing...
...overthrown 19 months ago. The survivors in this mostly desert land are victims of a famine that threatens the lives of 1.8 million of Somalia's nearly 6 million people. After months of internal resistance and foreign indifference, aid is finally coming. A U.S. food airlift announced in mid-August has just begun to bring relief, as officials struggle to distribute supplies safely amid the political anarchy and prevent even worse fighting over the food itself...
...Today Israel's new government is scaling back the West Bank settlements, the peace negotiations may finally yield autonomy for the Palestinians Jerusalem rules, and the $10 billion in loan guarantees to help resettle Soviet Jews will probably be approved when Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin meets with Bush in mid-August...
Baker's return to the White House staff is expected to take place around the time of the Republican Convention, in mid-August. The Secretary of State wants to avoid leaving government for a job in the campaign, in part because ethics laws would make it impossible for him to exert control over the Administration as a private citizen. Nor does Baker want to go through the confirmation process again in order to rejoin the Cabinet in the event of a Bush victory. Last week Bush's legal advisers were studying ways to allow Baker to remain as Secretary...