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...American or European universities. Seemingly first among equals is Alfredo del Mazo Gonzalez, 43, De la Madrid's Minister of Energy. Del Mazo has held bank posts and served as governor of the state of Mexico before assuming his current portfolio, which has demanded careful management of Mexico's precious oil reserves while the sag in prices continues. Not long ago, De la Madrid reportedly called Del Mazo the "younger brother I never...
...draws more viewers than the program of any other U.S.-based TV evangelist. Among his devotees in San Jose was Rosario Orozco, 32, who said she often wakes up feeling sad, "but then the Lord tells me to turn on Jimmy Swaggart, and suddenly everything in life is precious." Swaggart is not only an orator whose incendiary style appeals to Latin Americans but a creditable gospel singer with a lively band. His proficient road crew lugs along 82 tons of equipment to record proceedings for future broadcasts...
Time stands still in Canyoncito for a few precious seconds until Bridey calls down to Vicki, "He's O.K., he's O.K. I see him. He's coming back -- he ran after the train." Enter Sandino, performance star. He comes zooming down from an overpass, jumps a steep embankment, caroms mightily through the creek, stutter-steps around some sage and leaps onto Vicki. Vicki hugs her dog. The train is gone; the land is quiet again...
Nonetheless Drexel Burnham, which earned a record $800 million in profits last year, most of it connected with its ability to sell takeover-related junk bonds, is now limping badly. The firm claims that it is raising more new money than ever before, but it appears that precious few new takeovers financed by the company have been announced in the past two months, while a number of previous deals have collapsed. Sources close to the company say Drexel Burnham has had to buy up all or part of several recent junk-bond offerings on its own account after they could...
...care, maternity leave and a tax exemption of up to $5,000 for every child in a family. Republican Presidential Contenders Pat Robertson and Jack Kemp have taken up the subject in their speeches. Says Kemp: "Children are not just mouths to feed. They're our future, our precious resource." Just as the baby busters have started reaching voting age, they may find that their smaller numbers have become an issue in the 1988 presidential campaign...