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...familiar role in presaging such events as the fall of Jerusalem in the 1st century or the Norman Conquest (see box). Indeed, for the public as well as scientists, 1986 may turn out to be the Year of the Comet. "The arrival of Halley's comet is not just an astronomical event," insists Joseph Laufer, ^ editor and publisher of a three-year-old Halley's comet newsletter. "It's a cultural event that links generations...
...three-year-old program explores such motifs as loneliness, friendship, and rivalry and "expands the childrens' coordination, imagination, and communication through the dance medium," said Citystep producer William H. Berkman '87. Teachers have considered Citystep so valuable that they make the dancing part of the school day, according to Peck. Both the Cambridge's city council and school committee have both issued commendations to the program...
Last July the Sri Lankan government and the island's militant minority, known as the Tamils, agreed to call a truce to their bloody three-year-old civil war. But the agreement quickly broke down, and hundreds have died in renewed fighting over the past ten weeks. Last week an umbrella group representing the four Tamil guerrilla factions agreed to a new cease-fire that could lead to fresh talks on Tamil demands for self-rule...
...Kenen: "Baker has learned very quickly what the international realities are. He is going about this in a sensible way." Even so, some bankers feared that the debtors might be allowed too much freedom, which could encourage them to resume their free-spending habits. Just months ago, the three-year-old debt crisis seemed at last to be improving. Mexico, which owes $96 billion, and Venezuela, a $35 billion debtor, had persuaded bankers to stretch out many of their loans. Adhering to their agreements with the IMF, the Latin countries were struggling to reduce inflationary government spending and curb expensive...
DIED. Michael Fragosa, a three-year-old boy afflicted with AIDS; in Loma Linda, Calif. Michael had contracted the ailment at birth from his mother, who died last year, and spent much of his life in hospitals. As his condition worsened, he asked to talk to President Reagan about the hungry children of Africa. Before Michael died, Reagan sent him a letter that said, "Your concern for others, even as you struggle with your health, is awe-inspiring...