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...spite of the uproar he created by landing his Cessna Skyhawk 172 on the edge of Moscow's Red Square two weeks ago, there were signs that the Soviets might deal leniently with Mathias Rust, 19, the newly famous West German aviator. No less an insider than Valentin Falin, head of the official Novosti press agency, initially predicted that the "young man will soon see his parents and friends." But as the week wore on, the Soviets seemed to grow less and less inclined to let Rust off the hook, or for that matter to dismiss his unprecedented feat...
...University of Michigan, a student slipped a pamphlet proclaiming "open-season" on "porch monkees and jigaboos" under the door of a Black students meeting. In addition, a campus disc jockey on a school radio station caused an uproar after he broadcast racist jokes...
...point in the uproar that led to his withdrawal from the 1988 presidential campaign had Gary Hart given way to contrition and remorse, as he did during last week's lull after the storm. "I take full responsibility for what I did and the big mistakes I made," he said. Although Hart had quit the race "angry and defiant" over headlines about the weekend he spent with Miami Model Donna Rice, he was now less willing to shift the blame: "The news media made mistakes, but it was wrong of me to make it seem like it was all their...
...meantime, the uproar over the tax proposal has paralyzed the Diet. Last week, nearly two months behind schedule, the Diet's Budget Committee finally opened debate on the budget for the new fiscal year that begins April 1. But legislators will probably be unable to reach agreement before they recess to campaign in the local elections. Meanwhile, the Diet will be required to pass a provisional budget to pay the government's bills...
Henkle said that possible reasons for the uproar include the concentration's focus, which, he said, includes exploration of issues of race and gender which many find too controversial for scholarly pursuit...