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...acre Davy Crockett campground and an 18-hole golf course, not to mention 150,000 trees sprinkled over the Disneyscape. Construction is more than halfway along. Among the park's highlights: a 60-ft.-high Swiss Family Tree House and Disney's trademark Big Thunder Mountain, a roller-coaster ride with Gold Rush-era motifs...
...exiled Kuwaitis who have been waiting more than six months for the liberation of their country, the roller-coaster events of last week unleashed contradictory emotions. On the one hand, there were feelings of anticipation, even joy, that a return to their homeland was imminent. But many also shared a sense of foreboding at what they would find when they arrived. "For me, Kuwait was a paradise," says Anwar Alduiaj, who manufactured ladies' clothing in Kuwait City before the Iraqi invasion. "Suddenly, the country our grandfathers built for us in 50, 60 years collapsed in hours. And it went from...
...gamblers in Atlantic City, Debra Kim Cohen stood out. A former beauty queen, she dropped thousands of dollars at blackjack tables. Casino managers acknowledged her lavish patronage by plying her with the perks commonly accorded VIP customers: free limo rides, meals, even rooms. Cohen, after all, was a high roller. It apparently did not disturb casino officials that she was also a teenager and -- at 17 -- four years shy of New Jersey's legal gambling...
Today's Iraqi announcement drew cautious initial reactions from world governments, but sent rapid shock waves through world financial markets, which have ridden a roller coaster throughout the crisis...
...echoing of huzzahs was absent from the hallway after the roller-coaster-like game that had seen the crowd rise in rousing cheer when the home team tied the score with five seconds remaining in regulation time. In spite of the deflating outcome, each team member proved himself a model of exemplary behavior, exiting the arena dressed in coat and tie. Assistant Coach Kevin Hampe, a two-sport captain and Harvard's 1973 Male Athlete of the Year, warmly penned his name alongside his photo in the game program. One by one, the well-spoken (and soft-spoken) players kindly...