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First, the mysterious C.I. met with De Lorean on July 11 at the Marriott Hotel in Newport Beach, Calif. By Sept. 4, the C.I. had arranged another meeting with De Lorean in a room at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C. There, with the meeting filmed and recorded by nearby FBI agents, the two discussed, in the FBI affidavits' language, "the importation and distribution of heroin from Thailand and cocaine from South America as a means of generating large amounts of capital for the De Lorean Motor Co." De Lorean agreed to supply $1.8 million to begin...
Despite the steady rain, thousands of people wrapped in gaily striped ponchos had packed into La Paz's Plaza Murillo, a large square flanked by the National Congress and the presidential palace. Finally, after a long ceremony, the crowd's wait was rewarded: Bolivia's old and new Presidents appeared side by side on the balcony of the Congress. Both acknowledged the cheers, but the enthusiasm was reserved for Hernán Siles Zuazo, 69, Bolivia's second civilian leader in 18 years of almost uninterrupted, often harsh and nearly always corrupt military rule...
...Second Empire façade is festooned with flamingo-pink awnings. Inside, which is mostly mauve, the action is known to be exotic and costly. It is said to be the most expensive hotel in the world. Located between the Champs-Elysées and the Plaza Atheéneée, the seven-story, 73-room Nova-Park has mostly Swiss owners, and is conspicuously patronized by Arabs. Le Monde calls it "a triumph of pétro-baroque." Other observers have labeled the decor "Swiss swish" and "sheik chic " What is not in dispute is the cost...
...Standardized test scores have been dropping every year," he argues. "You can see it in Sproul Plaza, the birthplace of student protests, now covered by a blanket of mediocrity...
Argentina's leaders had only belatedly prepared the country's population for the impending defeat. Upon getting news of the surrender, knots of angry Argentines gathered on the Plaza de Mayo in front of the country's presidential Casa Rosada to hear a scheduled balcony speech by Galtieri. As evening fell, the mood of the crowd turned ugly. "They lied to us," said a student. "We went to war with our hearts full, and now they are empty." Said an airplane mechanic: "We have been cheated, and our young conscripts have died for nothing." Finally riot police...