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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Entebbe, the original skyjackers were reinforced by four men, probably Arabs, carrying submachine guns, rifles, a Beretta pistol and dynamite. Passengers and crew were herded into a seldom-used terminal; later, Israelis were separated from the others when one of the terrorists barked in English, "Israelis to the right." Via Radio Uganda, the skyjackers proclaimed that they were members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Marxist, zealously anti-Israel fedayeen group led by Dr. George Habash. But the Popular Front's Beirut headquarters disowned them, and the 21-nation Arab League, at its Cairo meeting...
...John Gabriel Stedman, who fought against the bush people from 1772 to 1777, wrote of one military maneuver: "This was certainly such a masterly trait of generalship in a savage people, whom we affected to despise, as would have done honour to any European commander, and has perhaps been seldom equalled by more civilized nations...
...George's tutors, Lord Waldegrave, writes that the young prince had commendable resolution but far too much obstinacy. Adds Waldegrave: "He has great command of his passions, and will seldom do wrong-except when he mistakes wrong for right." Lacking a father, George has always depended on older men for advice. Passionately attracted as a youth to the beautiful Lady Sarah Lennox, he let Lord Bute, his mother's favorite adviser and his own mentor, talk him out of marriage. "I submit my happiness to you," he wrote Bute, "who are the best of friends, whose friendship...
...need to feel abashed at not knowing the answer: Indian Actor Shashi Kapoor, 38, is one of the stars in the Asian moviemaking world whose output is prodigious by Hollywood standards but who is seldom seen in the U.S. (Shashi did play opposite Hayley Mills in Pretty Polly.) For the most part, that is just as well. No other region of the world produces such a concoction of Kung Fu, scifi, porn, soapers, chasers and period pieces with such uneven degrees of tackiness and brilliance. From India to Japan, the film studios of Asia churn out more than...
...helping to rebuild the country's shattered road systems. These civilian advisers seem to be well liked. Posters salute them as OUR BLOOD BROTHERS, and a reciprocal sign in a Cuban billet proclaims: WE ARE LATIN AFRICANS. Generally, the visitors keep a low profile in Luanda; they are seldom seen in great numbers except on weekends, when they congregate on a beach reserved for them to play their guitars, sing songs, play soccer or volleyball. Says one Portuguese resident of the capital: "The Cubans have been a force for moderation and restraint since independence. I hate to think what...