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...Batmonh would scarcely register a blip on the radar screens of international diplomacy. But when Batmonh stepped off his jetliner in North Korea's capital last week, television footage of the welcoming ceremony was almost immediately flashed to eagerly awaiting networks and wire services around the world. Reason: the Premier was greeted by a man whose sudden and violent death had been widely rumored and, in some cases, reported as confirmed fact for two days. Yet there he was, Kim Il Sung, the "Great Leader," still paunchy and apparently hale at 74 after holding power in North Korea continuously since...
...main reason is a hike in global automaking capacity that has already dramatically increased output around the world and will do so for several more years. South Korea is showing that a developing country can build an auto industry almost overnight and quickly crack the American market. Japan, the premier auto exporter of the '80s, is still fighting hard for U.S. market share and is rapidly building up its own American manufacturing capacity, largely in so-called transplant factories that depend heavily on imported Japanese parts. Meanwhile, American auto companies have entered into new and exotic relationships with foreign producers...
...harsh enough insult. When South African State President P.W. Botha paid a "private visit" to France last week, he was greeted at Orly Airport not by Premier Jacques Chirac, as diplomatic practice would normally dictate, but by the Foreign Ministry's chief of protocol. Chirac explained the snub by saying that any contact with Botha "would be considered a breach of solidarity with our African friends...
...explain and defend the dealings with Iran to American allies. He had to start last week in, oddly enough, Paris, where he had gone after a meeting with Shevardnadze in Vienna. Shultz was in France to discuss arms-control problems and other policy matters with French leaders, including Premier Jacques Chirac. The U.S. has been critical of France for not joining a British attempt to boycott Syria diplomatically as a terrorist nation and for its haste in negotiating a deal to return to Tehran Iranian funds that had been frozen in France. The night before their Friday meeting, Chirac...
...regular season this year. They have the horses to do it, despite the loss of All-Ivy forward Duanne Moeser, All-Ivy defenseman Mike Schafer, and especially All-American goalie Doug Dadswell, who turned pro after his sophomore year, Returning is All-American Joe Nieuwendyk (54), the premier center in the ECAC. Behind him lies a wealth of veteran forwards and a big, experienced defense led by All-ECAC defenseman Chris Norton. Like Harvard, the big question mark is in goal--the position for Dadswell's replacement is described as "up for grabs," according to Coach Lou Reycroft. But Reycroft...