Word: rome
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After being asked if he had visited the brothels he describes in Catch-22, Heller said he had and spoke fondly of his visits to Rome during...
Students across campus have their own thoughts and anecdotes about classroom dozing. "It was especially difficult to stay alert during Rome of Augustus when they would dim the lights to show slides," adds Justin Z. Musinich '00, "And when they hand out slide lists so you don't really need to write things down yourself, it's all over...
...everywhere the 7,000-ft. mountains and the apple and peach and apricot orchards give a bell-like vigor to the air. Nagano is actually on almost the same latitude as Rome and San Francisco--the southernmost city ever to be host of a Winter Games--but its nearby mountains are famous for their clear, rushing streams and sharp blue skies. "This is the most beautiful place in Japan," says an American professor at a local university. "I'll be happy if I never see Tokyo in my life again...
Russian officials were delighted that President Boris Yeltsin got through last week's visit to Rome without any of the major gaffes that have become commonplace on his overseas sorties. His hosts were less impressed. Once known for his grasp of complex briefs in high-level negotiations, Yeltsin seemed confused during his meetings, officials said, and reportedly had difficulty telling Italy's Prime Minister, ROMANO PRODI, from the country's President, OSCAR LUIGI SCALFARO. Though he seemed just a little stiff during his very limited public appearances, officials say that in private he walked with difficulty and seemed in danger...
Italians are fuming over the U.S. warplane that caused the death of 20 people in a cable car accident Thursday -- without the pilot even knowing it. Calls are going out for reining in American military operations in Italy, reports TIME Rome correspondent Greg Burke. "They want to lynch these guys," he says. "The Italians are really...