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...scores of quasi-government thugs known as Tonton Macoutes, wearing telltale red armbands, stormed into a crowded Sunday Mass, attacking indiscriminately with knives, shooting wildly and torching the church. The toll of the rampage: 13 worshipers slain, more than 70 wounded and a gutted church building. But the apparent object of the attack, Father Jean- Bertrand Aristide, somehow managed to escape, as he had in five previous attempts on his life...
Although the University has not decided yet whether to object, immediately after Harmatz's decision was announced, Vice President for Finance Robert H. Scott said Harvard did not agree with the substance of the judge's ruling...
Professional basketball offers Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. These players transcend the simple object of the game--to put the ball in the basket--and give us drama. They are better than their contemporaries because they alone can consistently turn the basketball into something...
...another case, Martin v. Wilks, the Justices will consider whether white fire fighters can challenge an affirmative-action scheme reached through an agreement between blacks and the city of Birmingham that was approved without the whites taking part. Ordinarily, third parties are barred from going to court to object to "consent decrees" once they have been reached...
Although the pact would grant the Tamils some self-rule by combining Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces, where they are in the majority, the Tigers insist that it does not go far enough. Sinhalese extremists led by the People's Liberation Front (J.V.P.) object that the accord gives away too much. . The two chief candidates campaigning to replace retiring President Junius Jayewardene, 82, in a December vote are opponents of the agreement, and have vowed to send the 70,000 Indian troops home...