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Francis' history thus unfolds from the leisurely perspective of eternity, with frequent interruptions from the two immortals guiding the tour. Given this long view, episodes tend to cluster into something resembling a preordained pattern. Born in a backwater village in eastern Canada, Francis had his maternal grandfather to thank for his lifelong freedom from money worries. He owes his mixed Protestant and Roman Catholic training to the strictures of his British father, whose family has been Church of England "since Reformation times," and the meddling of an aunt who gives him holy pictures and sees that a priest baptizes...
Many Hungarian technocrats feel that such problems can be cured, but only with greater economic freedom. Accordingly, additional reforms are being debated as part of Hungary's new Five-Year Plan, which begins in 1986. But no one is sure if additional changes will reverse the pattern. But under Moscow's watchful eye, Hungarian reformers are unlikely to move any faster. Says Marton Tardos, one of the country's most respected economic analysts: "If the government is bold, we can set the economy on the right track. But I am not sure it can or wants to be bold." Yugoslavia...
...Shaffer could have started 54 straight victories became the question of the moment, but an answer was suggested following the game by the brave way he stood up to his first loss since seventh grade. Of three interceptions, one at the goal line, Shaffer said straightforwardly, "The pattern was good, the protection was good, the throw was short. They were all bad throws. They killed us. It's just too bad that the performance of one person can have so much to do with the outcome of the game. Oklahoma was awfully good too." He paused. "When I came...
There was another hiatus in the killings until 1981, when two couples were shot, again with the same Beretta that was used on the previous victims. Each year since then, the Monster of Florence has murdered one couple parked or camped within a 19-mile radius of Florence. The pattern was broken only once. In 1983 two young West German men lying in a camper were shot to death with the trademark bullets. Police believe that the killer mistook one of the youths, who had long blond hair, for a woman...
What they might conceivably do, however, is sign an agreement that would trade away their license--and at least some of their wherewithal--to follow the Soviet pattern of behavior outside their borders. Elements of such a deal are at hand in the Contadora proposal, which calls for the reduction of the Sandinista armed forces, the withdrawal of Soviet and Cuban military advisers and a ban on the export of revolution. The Sandinistas have hinted they might be willing to accept something along those lines. Even some Administration officials believe the Sandinistas might pay that price to get the contras...