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That rebellion seemed to gain momentum last week as Palestinians joined in a two-day general strike that closed schools and businesses, kept motorists off the roads, and turned Arab villages into ghost towns. Hundreds of Palestinian policemen and tax collectors employed by the Israeli government in the occupied territories quit their jobs, some out of sympathy for the movement, some out of fear. The Israelis responded with new measures, including a ban on delivery of gasoline and cooking fuel to Palestinian towns, a nightly curfew throughout the Gaza Strip, and disruption of international phone service linking the territories with...
Nine tutors and section leaders were chosen last year to participate in the Graduate Writing Fellows program begun this semester. The fellows, who receive a minimal stipend, were required to attend a two-day workshop in September that focused on teaching writing technique and giving helpful feedback. Last week, participants held the first in a series of follow-up meetings designed to follow the progress each tutor is making...
...two-day meet pitted seven Boston area teams together in midseason competition...
Perhaps so. 48 Hours, which will air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST, could be the most innovative prime-time news series since 60 Minutes debuted in 1968. The show will focus on a single subject each week, with all shooting done in a two-day period and much of it presented in raw chunks with minimum narration. For an upcoming hour on the city of Miami, for example, CBS cameras follow, among others, a Latin real estate agent tooling around town in his limousine and drug agents fruitlessly combing a suspected smuggler's boat. "The aim," says Executive Producer Andrew...
...attack came as the two warring sides began a second round of peace talks in the Dominican Republic capital of Santo Domingo. The negotiations broke down within hours; the contras insisted on talking directly with the Sandinistas, and Managua said it would bargain only through advisers. "We are at an impasse," said Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nicaragua, who serves as a mediator between the belligerent parties. The two sides agreed to a two-day Christmas truce, but Sandinistas accused the contras of numerous violations. The rebels denied the charges. In Managua, Nicaraguan President Daniel...