Word: solomons
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...more Falashas -- the Ethiopian pejorative means strangers in Amharic -- were airlifted to safety in another Israeli rescue operation. By plane, the trip from Addis Ababa to Tel Aviv takes just under four hours. But for these rural and deeply religious Jews, who believe they are descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the journey spans centuries. Descending from C-130 transports and commercial jets, they discover that their new home is not the least bit familiar. Says Rachamim Elazar, an Ethiopian activist who arrived in Israel in 1971: "It's the distance of 2,500 years...
Earlier in April, the two countries agreed to open a temporary office in Hanoi to investigate what happened to American military personnel unaccounted for since the war; the $1 million is intended in part to speed up that effort. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Solomon cautioned that the office "will have no diplomatic or political responsibilities and should not be seen as a first step" toward normalization of relations. Maybe not, but the two countries are at least talking again...
...Solomon also met with Vietnam's United Nations representative in New York City three weeks ago to draw a "road map" for progress toward resumption of trade -- now forbidden by the Trading with the Enemy Act -- and diplomatic relations. But Washington continues to emphasize that both depend on Vietnamese cooperation, not just in tracking down the missing Americans but also in negotiating a political settlement in Cambodia...
According to Vukonich's roommate, senior linemate Peter Ciavaglia, Vukonich and his agent, Jeff Solomon, finalized the deal late Monday. Yesterday, Vukonich reported to Edmonton, Alberta, where the Kings are battling the Edmonton Oilers in the Smythe Division finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs...
...money is for a new building to replace the 50-year-old Quonset hut in which the Parliament of the Solomon Islands has been meeting. Solarz says the building will give "tangible support for democracy in that part of the world." A noble purpose, but why was the appropriation tucked into a spending bill titled "Procurement for the United States Navy"? Solarz's explanation: he considers the new building to be a monument to the American G.I.s who perished in the World War II battle of Guadalcanal...