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Among the more moderate forces were the leaders of Sri Lanka, Kenya, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, Yugoslavia and Venezuela. Some demanded the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, a retreat of Vietnamese forces from Kampuchea, and the removal of all nuclear weapons from vessels and bases in the Indian Ocean. Said Malaysian Prune Minister Mahathir bin Mohammed: "The Soviet Union claims to champion the cause of the weak and the oppressed, but it had no hesitation about marching into Afghanistan to prop up an unpopular regime." Meanwhile, Cuba's Castro railed against "criminal Yankee imperialism" and new CIA plots...
...philosophy emerges more clearly in a "Meditation" she is preparing for one of the cathedral's spiritual retreat: just through a first draft. She summarizes it over the phone for another organizer. It is a fable of the perfect computer, finally complicated, which can answer any question put to it: asked by its creators what the meaning of her is it be more repeatedly and finally answers "Sixty-four." The point being, "L 'Engle explains. "That even our questions are framed with absolutely an idea of direction of what kind of answer we could get or are looking...
...picture of Andrew that was good enough for the Mirror's front page. Carraro hustles hard for his art and the $25,000 or so a year it brings him. During one brief period this winter he broke off the chase for Koo at the Queen's retreat at Sandringham and flew to Switzerland, where Koo was rumored to be skiing. Then it was back to London, and off on a fast rumble to Sandringham again, in the sort of automotive projectile that is essential for royal-chasing, a Golf GTI that Carraro says will go more than 100 m.p.h...
...villagers of San Martino, the feast of San Lorenzo is the night when wishes come true. This night, Aug. 10, 1944, there is much to wish for and little hope of satisfaction. The German army is in retreat, dragging its dead across northern Italy. Gangs of Blackshirts, faithful to their Duce, are sweeping the countryside with kamikaze ferocity. The American G.I.s, tough-guy redeemers, may arrive tomorrow or never. So a score of the villagers leave San Martino to escape the carnage-and find what? What these ordinary people find in themselves surprises them: the fierce, fulfilling strength of solidarity...
...leaders in Bonn. One problem the Vice President faces is avoiding the appearance of attempting to influence the West German elections scheduled for March 6, in which the Kohl government faces growing opposition from the Social Democrats, most recently over the missile question. Anything that looks like a U.S. retreat from the zero option, which Kohl has firmly supported, could backfire and create a surge for Kohl's opponents. If there is to be a change in U.S. policy, it would come after the Vice President's return to Washington...