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...year ago, when plans for the observance of the Normandy invasion anniversary were carefully worked out by officials in Washington, London and Paris. Kohl was not invited to participate, since this was seen as a celebration of the wartime victory over the Germans rather than a time for the victor to join hands with the vanquished. Kohl was miffed, and his resentment lingered. When it turned out that the economic summit would bring Reagan to Bonn shortly before May 8, the V-E day anniversary, Kohl saw a chance to regain lost prestige. He thought some expression...
...leave the tournament suddenly and why one or two strong-serving kids, whose hot spell comes upon them here rather than in darkest Stuttgart, find themselves on Centre Court and on international TV. Indeed, the tournament's size favors heedless youth. In a draw containing 128 players, the eventual victor must win seven matches in two weeks, some of which are bound to be played on ill-kempt outer courts, some of which are bound to be interrupted by rain or darkness. The physically tireless have the edge in these circumstances. And so do those who can avoid dank brooding...
...immigration policies require prospective immigrants to prove they have sufficient financial resources to avoid becoming welfare recipients once they arrive. Thus most legal immigrants to this land of opportunity are above the poverty level and are already better off than the 36% of blacks who are below that line. Victor Thompson Fort Wayne...
Everyone, everything else in Terrel Seltzer's script is fully assimilated. And so Mom's Old World neighbors play mahjongg with her, then go home to "see what Alexis is up to" on Dynasty. When Geraldine and her kindly, crumpled uncle (Victor Wong) botch a home-cooked Chinese meal, they wind up dining at McDonald's. On the sound track, a zheng and a keening saxophone play a duet of The Star-Spangled Banner. One expects this felicitous cross-fertilization from Director Wayne Wang (Chan Is Missing), who was born in Hong Kong and named after John Wayne...
...Victor O.A. Amoo ’05, a member of the executive committee, said that to give the money to Senior Gift would send the message that “it’s over...