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...rumor mill had already established the date and time of the coming coup: Dec. 1 at 3 a.m. But Manila was used to rumors. And since the failure of the last big putsch, in August 1987, most of the talk had led nowhere, good only for a stir in the stock market or titillation among armchair plotters in the capital's gossipy coffee shops. At 10 p.m. on Nov. 30, the speculation was scotched as the government announced the arrest of three members of an elite military division who had attempted to sabotage a provincial communications station south of Manila...
...real obstacle to German reunification lies with the Soviet Union, where a prolonged discussion of Germany is likely to stir up latent anti-German sentiment and a fear of neo-Nazism. Officially, the Soviets are civil, but determinedly dead-set against reunification. Nikolai Portugalov, a Soviet expert on Germany, explained the Soviet stance to the Boston Globe last week. "The present geopolitical conditions in Europe," he said with Kruschev-like bluntness, "cannot tolerate a German confederation...
Rebirth of the Ukrainian churches may stir the sort of nationalist fervor that is inextricably linked with religion. Along with economic failure, this unrest poses the gravest of threats to Gorbachev's regime. Yet Gorbachev apparently calculates that the movement will be safer aboveground and in contact with a Pope who preaches against political violence. The major reason that Gorbachev has not done more for the Ukrainian Catholics has been pressure from the Russian Orthodoxy, which stands to lose half its flock in some regions...
...testy debate over remarks Lee had made criticizing Eddie Murphy for not helping blacks get more top jobs in Hollywood. "It takes time," said Hall, springing to his friend's defense. "And the change doesn't occur any quicker if you go to the Caucasian journalists looking to stir up conflict and tell them what you think about your black brother." (The dispute didn't end there. Lee later called Hall an Uncle Tom, and Hall canceled Lee's next appearance on the show. The two have since patched up their differences -- or at least agreed to keep them private...
...Japanese have now surpassed the Dutch as the second greatest foreign holders of U.S. property. The British are No. 1, yet Japanese investments create the largest public stir, in part because Japan is the greater economic rival -- and in part because some racially insensitive Americans apply different standards to European and Asian investment. Japanese direct investment in U.S. companies and real estate increased from $35.2 billion in 1987 to $53.4 billion last year, a gain of 52%. British investment climbed from $79.7 billion to $101.9 billion over the same period, for a 27.9% increase...