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...first tangible evidence that North had a following. North's wife sat quietly throughout the hearings, clutching a large stack of the yellow telegrams, occasionally thumbing through them to read words of encouragement as congressman questioned her husband's actions. North waved the signs of support at reporters during post-hearing press-conferences. His only words to the press were his appreciation that so many of his fellow Americans had taken the trouble to call-in the messages which read, "Go Ollie. Stop...
Noriega has also shrewdly maintained cordial ties with the U.S. intelligence community based in Panama. An ingratiating host, he has allowed U.S. operations to proceed virtually unfettered. Some 10,000 military personnel are attached to the Panama-based U.S. Southern Command, Washington's military headquarters and prime listening post for Latin America. From SOUTHCOM, the U.S. can dispatch spy planes to overfly Nicaragua, monitor sensitive communications and military movements in the region and ensure the canal's smooth operation. As Panama's former intelligence chief, Noriega has ( also worked intimately with the Central Intelligence Agency. Says a State Department official...
Chun also surprised his countrymen by relinquishing his position as president of the ruling Democratic Justice Party more than six months before he is scheduled to leave office. Speaking to a routine session of party members, Chun announced that he was stepping down from his party post so he could devote full time to affairs of state, including the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, which are scheduled to take place in Seoul. He also wanted to make himself look less partisan. Said Chun: "We are winding up one era in Korea's political history and making preparations for another...
Take Rusty Sabich: intelligent, attractive, a son of immigrant parents now risen to the post of chief deputy prosecuting attorney in midwestern Kindle County. He is married to his college sweetheart; he plays baseball with his son in the park; he is well-respected by his associates. He possesses, professionally and personally, the trappings of success...
Oliver Laurence North's childhood was a Saturday Evening Post cover come to life. The oldest of four children, he was born in 1943 in San Antonio, but raised in Philmont, N.Y., a hamlet in the rolling hills of the Hudson Valley, about 30 miles south of Albany. His parents, Ann and Oliver Clay North, moved to Philmont shortly after World War II to help in the family wool-combing mill. North's father had won a Silver Star as an Army colonel in World War II, and he imbued his son with a fervent sense of patriotism. Family...