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Turning to books for relief following the 1960s upheaval, Tang was fascinated by the work of economists, from Karl Marx to Milton Friedman. After graduating in mathematics from Xinjiang University in 1976, Tang became the first student in China since the Cultural Revolution to receive a master's degree in econometrics. He passed up a rare chance to study abroad and decided to take a government job. Says he: "I come from a very poor part of China, and I wanted to help my country develop...
...success the rocker who once announced to an indifferent world, "I want to get rich, get famous and get laid," has been drubbed by several professional relief outfits. There is much rivalry among charitable institutions, and some of the pros, smarting from Geldof s high visibility and hyperactivity, have had harsh words. By their protective reckoning, Geldof and his Aid outfit are good at grabbing attention, slow on detail work and chary of bailing out other agencies. "I'm not an accountant," huffs Geldof, who is nevertheless adept at running down stats, from the average number of berries constituting...
...poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. The hard-hit Haitian tourist industry lost $30 million last year, in part because of the high incidence of AIDS in Haiti. The government's often arbitrary imposition of new taxes to fill government coffers has discouraged new investment. Emigration, a traditional relief valve for hard-pressed Haitians, has been closed off as the U.S. and others have cracked down on illegal immigrants. The Bahamas, for instance, is threatening to send home 40,000 illegal Haitian residents...
...record numbers of travelers crowd into airports, the question of safety is on many minds. Just the thought of hurtling miles above the ground inside a slender aluminum tube is enough to give some people sweaty palms. Even frequent flyers often breathe a sigh of relief when their plane at last touches down...
...Sighs of relief may be premature. Herbert, says his lawyer Jonathan Lubell, is considering taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lubell asserts that Judge Kaufman has long been sympathetic to the press. Indeed, the Supreme Court has reversed Kaufman before in this case, when the judge ruled in 1977 that libel plaintiffs do not have the right to probe a journalist's thoughts. Whether Colonel Herbert's controversial case will finally prove to be a sword to skewer the press or a shield to protect it remains to be seen...