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...uncharacteristic mood promises to rein in a dangerous escalation in tensions between the two countries, with each accusing the other of sponsoring cross-border subversion. Although details of the pact remain to be settled, it would prevent the use of Mozambique as a base for the militant African National Congress (A.N.C.), which has mounted sabotage attacks on South African targets, including government installations and police stations. In turn, South Africa would tacitly agree to withhold support from the 10,000-member Mozambique National Resistance (M.N.R.) movement, an insurgent group that has plagued Mozambique for the past five years...
There is Martin Beckman, 54, "Montana's Fighting Redhead," who is campaigning on the novel notion that "everyone should pay a fair share of taxes." Hugh Bagley, 52, of Keyes, Calif., has called for the annexation of Mexico as the 51st state. To rein force the point, he has printed up some real-looking $51 bills...
...former chief aide, José González, was published in November and became an instant bestseller. According to González, the chief spent lavishly on family and friends, flying as many as 300 guests in police helicopters to his estate for weekend parties. He kept a tighter rein on his men in uniform. By denying them necessary resources for their work, he encouraged them to supplement their paltry salaries with bribes...
...attack against a Saudi added a new and troubling element to the violent Lebanese equation. The Syrians, who occupy the area of the Bekaa Valley that serves as a base for the pro-Iranian fanatics, have allowed the extremists fairly free rein. But Saudi Arabia bankrolls Syria to the tune of $1 billion a year, and Saudi diplomats have frequently acted as mediators in intra-Arab disputes. In tacit recognition of their status, Saudi diplomats had been exempt from the terror that has made victims of both Arabs and non-Arabs in Beirut. As the week passed, there...
Those were the good times. Given free rein by Canadian Owner Roy Thomson, Evans turned the Sunday Times toward tough and thorough investigative reporting, assigning as many as 18 people to long-term projects. This challenge proved both expensive and risky. Evans calls the British press "half-free" in comparison with U.S. papers. It is easy to incur heavy penalties in England for printing information that the government considers secret; running stories that could prejudice court trials might land an editor in jail. Still, in spite of stiff official resistance, the Sunday Times managed to publish uncensored excerpts from...