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...Sheldon undertook a huge program, backed by Ivy League Universities, in order to photograph the elite and show that their physiques and temperaments were those of leaders and superior people," says Hersey, who is researching a book on this subject...
...space of 12 hours last Thursday, Mexican Finance Minister Guillermo Ortiz Martinez undertook the unenviable task of charming, consoling and begging the forgiveness of three American credit-rating agencies, the heads of a dozen U.S. commercial banks and 400 investors and analysts who lost nearly $10 billion last month when Mexico's newly minted President, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, abruptly allowed the peso to float against the dollar. To the investors, whose stampede to pull their money out of Mexican stocks and bonds stripped the peso of 41% of its value, Ortiz's message was, Come back, the government...
...Bosnian army 6 to 1 in heavy weapons, Sarajevo's infantry has an edge in manpower and a mobility advantage over tanks and artillery in winter. , The Bosnian army has a chance of holding its own and even of advancing -- which is probably a major reason why Serb commanders undertook to invade Bihac. At the practical level, the strategy was to take land needed to open a rail link between their forces and kindred units holding territory across the border in Croatia -- a prospect that prompted the Croatian government to threaten intervention. Beyond that, the unpunished siege of Bihac could...
Sommers' appointment had been virtually assuredeven before the standing committee undertook anational search for a new director earlier thisspring...
...black political group called the Alabama Democratic Conference brought a voting-rights suit against Chilton and some surrounding municipalities. Nearby towns opted to create black-majority districts, but Chilton's highly dispersed black population would have necessitated a horrific gerrymander. Instead the county undertook cumulative voting for a seven-seat county commission. When the 1988 ballots were printed, there were seven blank spaces next to the name of each of 14 candidates. Voters were told they could distribute seven votes in any way they chose...