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...mass demonstrations for reform that have dogged President Egon Krenz from the moment he took office three weeks ago. Hundreds of thousands marched through East Berlin on Saturday calling for change. In many major cities tens of thousands attended open-air meetings with government and party leaders to vent their complaints and demands. In Moscow Krenz sought to cool the reform fever raging through his country by paying polite compliments to the perestroika that East German leaders had formerly held in contempt. The Soviet experiments could "teach us a great deal," he said after being closeted for three hours with...
...pins. In February, Muzahim was granted permission to extend the explorations. Last April, digging near the spot where Christie plotted her thriller, he found what looked like a piece of pavement. When he and his workers cleared off the dirt, they uncovered a small ceramic pipe resembling an air vent. The "pavement" turned out to be the arched roof of a small rectangular tomb. Inside: a dusty sarcophagus. "I pried the top off with an iron bar," says Muzahim. "There was more dust inside, but when I held up the light, it was reflected back into my eyes...
Spike Lee, whose films intentionally raise social and political questions, has made this summer's most controversial movie, Do the Right Thing, about race relations in a hot New York City neighborhood. His movies don't just aim to please; they expose stereotypes and vent his anger...
...might as well stop right there. I've never given to Harvard and I never will," insists an alumnus, finding open ear on which to vent all his frustrations with this school...
Surette accused Exxon Corp. of "obvious negligence" but said it was unfair for consumers to vent their anger at dealers, most of whom run small, independent businesses. About 5 percent, or 620, of the 12,400 Exxon brand stations in the United States are owned and operated by Exxon. The rest are independent...