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...first the incident appeared to be just another case of mindless violence. But last week the police charged Riggs' wife Toni, 22, and her brother Michael Cato, 19, with murdering the Desert Storm vet. Reportedly, the motive was to obtain the payoff from Riggs' life-insurance policies. "I'm not shocked," said Anthony's mother Lessie Riggs. "It's something I suspected from the first. I always knew ((Toni)) was selfish. She wanted money without having to work...
Such changes in course are often wrenching for Asian-American youths because of strong parental pressure to achieve in areas with a high career payoff. , "They are raised to suffer through their problems alone much more than in other cultures," explains Karen Huang, a clinical psychologist at Stanford who has counseled many Asian-American students. "Also, Asian parents are more concerned about guiding their children and less interested in listening to what they want or need...
...France, the payoff is plain: as many as 30,000 new jobs will be created by Disney, and tourists will spend millions of francs on French businesses as part of their travels to Euro Disneyland. In the neighborhood of Marne-La- Vallee, 12,000 houses and apartments will be built, along with new schools and stores. The tiny (pop. 925) village of Serris, many of whose resident are elderly or retired, is bracing itself for the arrival of Euro Disneyland nearby. Says Mayor Philippe Mancel: "One realizes it's a lost cause to be against Euro Disneyland. Once Disney starts...
...Secretary of State James Baker brings a further contradiction with him. In a region that is the most heavily armed in the world, the U.S. would like to see smaller arsenals on all sides. But Washington is poised to rearm its friends heavily, in some cases as the payoff for their membership in the alliance against Iraq. It doesn't help matters that Western arms dealers are ready to capitalize on a war that sometimes seemed like a giant trade show for smart bombs, Patriot missiles and F-16s. As the eager buyers reach out to the no less eager...
...payoff has been an Air Force that downed 40 Iraqi planes in air-to-air combat without a loss and an Army that destroyed or captured 3,700 tanks while losing only three. On television from the gulf, America saw articulate, thoughtful soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines glowing with obvious integrity and dedication...