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...first step on the road to civilian rule. General Oscar Humberto Mejía Victores, who took power from General Efrain Rios Montt in a coup last August, called the elections in March as part of his promise to return Guatemala to democracy. But he took pains to remind the competing politicians that their mandate was limited to writing a new constitution and preparing for presidential elections in July 1985. Ten days before the vote, Mejía appeared on national television, flanked by 27 armed-forces commanders, to declare that he would take "whatever means" necessary against...
...novel and the frequently less-than-plausible turns of events make Fly Away Home a bit much to swallow at times. But Piercy's prose is grounded in a very realistic portrayal of a very real woman, and her constant mention of Boston area landmarks, restaurants, and neighborhoods remind us that, yes, this is a real story. In similar moments, in fact. Daria reminds herself of the details that make her life real. She has a habit of counting her blessings, convincing herself that she exists and is happy--reminding herself of her identify...
...took two Soviet Baptists to remind the churchmen that all was not as it seemed. During a prayer service, the two unfurled a banner reading REMEMBER, WE ARE A PERSECUTED CHURCH. They were promptly hustled away. A delegation leader later dismissed the prayer-service protest as an attempt to "grab media attention," but his view was not shared by all the Americans. Said one: "The message we got right from the start was not to do anything that might insult our Soviet hosts...
Somebody should remind President Ferdinand Marcos of this quote from Cato the Elder: "I would rather have men ask, after I am dead, why I have no monument than ask why I have...
...Europe, Reagan will urge his fellow leaders to remind their own citizens that the West is far less dependent now on oil shipments through the Persian Gulf than it was in 1973-74 and 1979, when supplies ran seriously short. His point: the biggest threat to Western economies is not a real shortage of oil but an unjustified surge of panic buying and price boosts...