Word: see
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days, the inconvenient matter could have been put on ice until the ship returned to its home port of Vladivostok, where the official party whitewash would have explained everything. Not now. The ship's captain understands the new realities: "The problem is the Americans. They will watch to see whether we conduct an open and forthright investigation...
...slime line," hacking up fish and hunkering down from further recriminations for his dogged sleuthing in Gorky Park. Convinced that his investigating days are over, Renko neither seeks nor wants this assignment, which threatens his anonymity and possibly his safety. Significant people on the ship would also like to see him remain hidden and humbled. One of his enemies-to-be reminds him of his expulsion from the only group that truly matters in the Soviet Union. Renko replies, "Membership in the Party was too great an honor. I could not bear...
After the court announced its decision last week, Joey Johnson proudly posed with charred flags. "I think it was great to see a symbol of international plunder and murder go up in flames," he said. His lawyer, David Cole, was slightly less inflammatory: "If free expression is to exist in this country, people must be as free to burn the flag as they are to wave it." Civil liberties advocates approved, though some were worried that the case had been decided by so narrow a margin. "James Madison, who wrote the First Amendment, would have his heart warmed...
President Bush, who favors an approach based largely on tax credits, has threatened to veto ABC, but it is difficult to see how he can sustain such a veto. Although the vote broke down largely on party lines, nine Republicans joined 54 Democrats in passing the plan. Moreover, the House is working on a / bill similar to ABC that would also expand the Head Start program and offer school-based care to latchkey children. Bowing perhaps to political reality, the Administration indicated last week that it would be willing to discuss how ABC can be improved...
...Giant spots, bright flares and huge eruptions are blemishing the face of the sun, delighting scientists and sparking spectacular auroral displays in the night skies. Astronomers are uncovering the secrets of the mysterious star that provides the earth with energy and sustains life itself. See SCIENCE...