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That makes international involvement necessary, and thankfully, the Rwandan government is amenable to this. But time is passing. The need for some retribution is building in the country. Pasteur Bizimungu, the Rwandan president, has warned that further delays could spark violence. "We can't release those persons," he said, "If we release them, there is the risk that there may be acts of revenge." Acts of revenge in Rwanda carry with them the threat of catastrophe...
...what are these lists there for? Chiefly, it appears, to spark controversy and sales, particularly when Bloom gets around to handing out pass-fail grades to 20th century writers (see box). But for all the prepublication hype it has aroused, Bloom's back-of-the-book grab bag of ancient and modern writers forms the least interesting part of The Western Canon...
...hopes that their recent publicity will spark "worthwhile debate and make women and men think about what their decisions to be involved in these clubs mean," said co-chair Sarah E. Winters...
...Kantor and Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono -- refused to predict the outcome. Subordinates expected they'd probably see eye-to-eye on several areas before sunup, but not on the biggest sore spot: auto manufacturing. TIME Washington correspondent Adam Zagorin says a U.S. move toward partial sanctions will probably spark "an irritated, if measured" Japanese response, followed by months of U.S. investigation into Japan's trading practices that should justify more action by President Clinton. Watch for a Kantor press conference at midday Saturday...
Youth provided the spark for the Crimson at third and fifth flight singles as two Harvard freshman, Gabriela Hricko and Gina Suh, won their respective draws...