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Although Howard escaped common freshman year doubts about his intelligence, the competition took its toll...
...continuous small-arms crossfire. Fighting broke out when the Timorese Democratic Union (U.D.T.) seized power two weeks ago to forestall what it said was a coup attempt by the radical Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretelin). At least 100 persons died in the initial outburst, and the toll was expected to go much higher. Lisbon was said to be sending a commission to the island, perhaps to speed up decolonization (Timor had been scheduled to become independent in 1978). At the same time, some 1,400 refugees were being evacuated to Australia aboard a freighter chartered...
...that the President's recent European journey helped him a bit in their measurements, and that cast doubt on whether the expected agreement in the Middle East would dispel the political and economic shadows. There is almost nothing, except a grave national military peril, that takes such a toll of Presidents as economics...
Even Dark, who accepts Finley's interference like a stoic, admits that managing for the man can take its toll. "What's it like working for Charlie? It's tough. Charlie's tough and rough, and at times you think he's cruel. But he is a winner. His whole life in baseball is winning, and I enjoy winning...
...found with eight people sitting in their seats, all shot to death. For thriller readers, a parallel tragedy has just struck. Last month Per Wahlöö died at 48 of pancreatic disease. Since his widow does not intend to continue their Martin Beck series, the literary toll seems higher than the one in the bus. It is as if an entire family of friends were abruptly wiped out. Few thriller writers have interwoven so many good recurring characters with their plots; only the late Margery Allingham comes to mind...