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...Philippines), Australia, New Zealand and Canada, with South Korea and China as components. The Japanese, too, must contribute their share to the security of this area. They have got to get away from their old policy of saying, 'We'll make the Toyotas; you provide the defense umbrella.' " Rajaratnam is quick to add, however, "The U.S. must play the leading role. No one country out here can do that itself. America must definitely not delegate regional defense to Japan and China...
...bring my umbrella to Notre Dame for two reasons: it may rain, and I need a good weapon. An Arab man approaches me and asks to share my umbrella. "Vas te faire foutre!" I yell...
There were plenty of hints, but no real answer, as the Met staged its first new production of a season shortened by labor disputes. It was a trio of French works, with the umbrella title of Parade. The idea of presenting Satie's slight ballet Parade, Poulenc's absurdist opera buffa Les Mamelles de Tirésias and Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges came from Met Production Adviser John Dexter. The common theme was not World War I (though with effort all the pieces can be connected to it) but the devices...
...Sandinistas' main opposition comes from Nicaragua's business community, which still controls about 60% of the economy, despite the nationalization of banks, some industry and some large agricultural holdings. The business leaders' powerful umbrella group, the Superior Council on Business (COSEP), has virtual veto power over matters concerning economic recovery. Says a foreign economic analyst in Managua: "If COSEP ever said this country is gone, don't give it any more foreign aid, there wouldn't be any more...
...five major antigovernment guerrilla groups, is Salvador Cayetano Carpio, 61, who rose through trade union ranks to become secretary-general of the Salvadoran Communist Party. In 1970 he broke away to pursue armed revolution. He formed the Forces of Popular Liberation, the largest guerrilla army operating under the F.M.L.N. umbrella. Cayetano owes his survival to his emphasis on security. Before their amalgamation with the other groups a year ago, Cayetano and his subordinates wore hoods so that they were not known even to each other. Cayetano himself was known only by his nom de guerre, Marcial. British Author Graham Greene...