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...border guards and dogs, that would keep West Bank Palestinians from entering Israel. A Pilgrimage to Auschwitz Jews from all over the world journeyed to Poland to attend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazis' most infamous death-camp complex. The solemn occasion was marred by bitter disagreements between Jewish groups and the Polish government over the degree of Jewish participation in the anniversary program. U.S.-Vietnam Ties Washington and Hanoi inched closer to establishing full diplomatic relations when the two countries agreed to exchange liaison offices. These are the first formal ties...
...Carolinian followed up by telling a Raleigh newspaper that Clinton was so unpopular with the military that he had "better watch out" and "have a bodyguard" if he visits Helms' state. Though the Senator later conceded his remark was a "mistake," the incendiary statement provoked anger from congressional Democrats, solemn disapproval from the President and verbal minuets from Republican leaders seeking to distance themselves -- but not too far -- from Helms...
Florence's speech was followed by a solemn poetry reading...
George Bush told friends he was profoundly worried about his old compatriot. Jimmy Carter confided just a few weeks ago to a companion that Reagan's responses were not right. And Jerry Ford thought Reagan seemed hollowed out. Yet on that solemn day in Yorba Linda, California, when the Presidents came one by one down the stairs, Reagan looked every inch his former self to the millions of television viewers. At the top step he paused a bit, gave that smile of his, and the crowd burst into applause despite the somber nature of the moment. He still seemed invincible...
Later that same day, after the kidnapped soldier and an Israeli commando were killed in a failed hostage rescue attempt, Rabin grew even more solemn. "I would say that I would be happy to give back the Nobel Peace Prize to bring back to life both of the soldiers who fell," he said. A moving, if symbolic offer...