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...Pope John Paul II, taking a rare and precious break from papal responsibilities. His doctor is known to have repeatedly urged him to get more exercise, and he has long had an enthusiasm for outdoor activity. The outing, with his secretary, Stanislaw Dziwisz, some friends and ever present bodyguards, apparently took place last year during his summer vacation in an isolated area of the central Apennines in the Abruzzi region, 75 miles east of Rome. No one is saying just who in the group took a few pictures, but they first appeared in the West German and Italian weeklies Bunte...
...could soon change. The conservative, probusiness National Action Party has shown considerable strength in Chihuahua, the country's largest state, where elections will be held early next month. Many Mexicans suspect that the P.R.I. may lose the gubernatorial race--or win only by tampering with the results. In the present climate of unease, either outcome could prove incendiary. Small wonder that some P.R.I. officials are now reciting a gloomy slogan: ''We may win Chihuahua but still lose the country...
...Haiti is beset by an opposition that is splintered into two dozen or more parties that may decide to field presidential candidates. The situation was so volatile that nobody could possibly predict what Haiti might be like in 17 months' time. But for the moment, many Haitians believe the present junta has a better-than-even chance of lasting long enough to surrender power to a democratically elected government...
...abandoned dwellings. Beyond that, Soviet militia units and troops man watchtowers and checkpoints along a 60-mile perimeter. Despite the elaborate surveillance, two elderly women reportedly managed to hide in their Pripyat homes for more than a month after the accident. Eventually they were found and hospitalized. Their present condition is unknown. All told, about 100,000 people from the Chernobyl vicinity will have to be monitored for the rest of their lives for signs of cancer. Among the most seriously injured were 300 plant workers and firemen, 24 of whom have already died. According to the Soviet press, there...
...seek publicity for their child. Upset that their baby, who should have had priority, had been passed over for the celebrated Jesse, they issued a statement last week asking Congress to ''do everything possible to see that an improved system is set up to identify donors of organs.'' At present, they charged, ''it almost seems like publicity is the only method that's working.'' In fact, Congress has already taken action to improve the organ distribution system. In 1984 it passed legislation creating a national computer bank to match organ donors to recipients. But the Reagan Administration has resisted spending...