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Although a cease-fire arranged two weeks ago has been repeatedly violated, the E.C. tried again. Its chief negotiator, Britain's Lord Carrington, flew to Sarajevo and worked out another truce among Bosnia's Muslims, Croats and Serbs and the federal army. Leaders of the warring groups promised to observe the cease-fire and reopen negotiations, but such pledges in the past have gone unfulfilled...
Despite the economic erudition displayed by both candidates during the debate, the nasty sound-bite campaign was waiting to resume in the real political world outside. Both men were poised to unveil new negative ads. Near the end of their discussion, Tsongas challenged Clinton to call a truce. "Bill," he said, "now that we are face to face, why don't we agree that all the TV we do from here on in ((will be about)) what we stand for?" Clinton declined, accusing Tsongas of posing in his ads as the "only truth teller" among the candidates...
...said that he sees a limited truce emerging...
Before shooting began in New York City last September, Baraka publicly warned Lee "not to mess up Malcolm's life" and organized a protest rally. After Lee lashed back at Baraka, a truce was declared. But disagreements with Warner Bros. haven't been resolved as easily. The studio refused to kick in additional funds when Lee went $4 million over his $28 million budget, prompting the bond company that insured the completion of the film to assume financial control of the movie. That means Lee must get approval from the bond company for each dollar he spends. "They have financial...
...Serb- controlled federal government offered requisite apologies. But a shake-up in the top military command solidifying Serb dominance led to fresh worries that the army might not fully support the cease-fire. As the U.N. dispatched observers over the weekend to monitor the fragile peace, the truce appeared to be holding. Said a European diplomat in Zagreb: "Every quiet day is a great gift; we've all learned to be modest in our hopes...