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After some coaxing, however, he agrees to relate his unique view of the city, the economy and the convention that will at once surround him with its color and vulgarity and be as far away as the legendary scholars whose musings he traces slowly with a dirty, calloused finger...
...city below and said, 'Look. We all love this city.' Then he shook hands, raced back to his Jeep and sped away. Only on the outskirts of Kwangju did I see some army troops, part of an estimated 15,000 who had been ordered to surround the periphery of the city. The soldiers were holding M-16s and guarding an approach to a penitentiary. Some demonstrators were giving them candy...
...politicians believe that the Premier is likely to be unseated soon; all parties agree that another election would not really change the present balance of forces. But Suárez has shown signs of personal frustration. He has tended to withdraw inside Madrid's Moncloa Palace and surround himself with a coterie of protective advisers. An aide even goes so far as to liken his isolation to that of Richard Nixon in the White House...
...without acquiring the legion of enemies that often surround driven achievers. Competitors who have been steamrollered by Rather in pursuit of a story frequently remember how polite he was as he beat them out. Journalists who have traveled with him give him high marks for generosity and grace under pressure. TIME Correspondent Dean Brelis, who covered the Viet Nam War for NBC, recalls Rather as a friendly rival: "He consistently shared his ration of information, and if he had food, he'd share that too." Says one colleague: "Rather is the most courteous man I have ever...
When we arrive, there is someone sleeping on one of the couches, but the bunk bed is unused. The atmosphere is informal. A few chairs and a couch surround a low table with four phone banks on it. The walls are filled with practical information--the phone numbers of hospitals, shelters, advocates for the poor, other counselling services, a chart of information on the synergistic effects of various combinations of drugs, a list of people who aren't allowed to crash there anymore because they were abusing the temporary service. There are voluminous files, and sign-up sheets for hotline...