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...best, and at worst a prelude to a wider Balkan war. A withdrawal would also require a large number of troops and lots of money, and it would dishonor every country and organization involved, particularly if they left hostages behind. A second option would involve NATO's getting tougher with the genocidal, hostage-taking Serbs, but that might lead down a path of commitment for which no Western government has the stomach. Or NATO and the U.N. could simply soldier on, hoping for a diplomatic settlement but perhaps only buying some time until the next crisis...
...although the immediate dangers appear to have subsided, Rudenstine will spend the rest of the decade facing a much tougher political climate than did any of his recent predecessors...
Although no such drama existed this year, the Princeton final match was tougher than the score might indicate. In a mini-upset, the Tigers had easily beaten Western Ontario (which was the odds-on favorite to face Harvard in the finals) in one semi-final match. That win, coupled with the aforementioned close 6-3 Harvard defeat of Princeton, seemingly set the stage for a battle...
Born said Cambridge will now be behind 48 towns with tougher smoking restrictions for restaurants, and 77 towns with constraints or bans on free-standing cigarette displays in groceries and supermarkets...
...popular, especially among blacks,TIME Johannesburg bureau chief Scott Macleodsays the country's soaring crime rate may change opinions. "The draconian laws of the old regime were seen as being aimed chiefly at blacks, so they're against the death penalty. People will forget the old regime and want tougher laws for this exploding criminal class. Even though Mandela is against the death penalty, it may come back to haunt him in the 1997 elections if his party's seen as soft on crime...