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...Last week a report in the New York Times alleged that the test was a fraud and that the results had been rigged. While that may have served as part of a cold war strategy to deceive the Soviets into spending their way into oblivion to counter SDI, similar misinformation was provided to Congress to persuade it to fund the program with huge sums -- $31 billion to date. Clearly stung, Defense Secretary Les Aspin, a former Congressman, ordered an internal investigation at the Pentagon. Said he: "Any allegation that the Congress has been misled raises serious questions." Said Senator David...
...world's oldest monarchy. The Japanese royal family does not have private wealth like Britain's Queen Elizabeth, but the government takes splendid care of it. More important, the imperial family enjoys the nation's respect, unlike the beleaguered Windsors, who may be only a few tapes away from oblivion. As crown princess, Owada will deal with the world's most powerful and interesting people -- statesmen, business leaders, educators, artists -- and travel the globe. If she decides she wants to learn something new -- say, the violin or calligraphy -- tutors of consummate skill are right at hand...
...aging steam pipes around Camp Lejeune. Back in his neat three-bedroom brick house on a rural lot dotted by a stand of loblolly pines and a satellite dish. Back in Beulaville, a town so small that wife Vickie jokes, "We just got our second traffic light." Back to oblivion. In a week there'd be no more crews from CNN and ESPN, no more calls from radio stations in Texas and Tokyo...
Beyond their mutual flirtation with political oblivion, Beys and Kalkanis represent totally different products of the same council...
ECAC Notes: Clarkson continued its descent into hockey oblivion this past week with an ignominious 5-4 loss at Princeton and a 4-4 tie at Yale. The Knights have had as much talent as any team in the nation the past two years, and, just like last year, seem headed for nowhere. Think Coach Mark Morris will be around much longer?...The big college hockey action this winter break won't be in some backwoods, Empire State hell-hole, as it usually is. This time, it's in Inglewood, Calif., which, depending on your standards, isn't much...