Word: wakeful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stake in the crisis engendered by Marcos' fading grip: the stability of the Philippine archipelago and U.S. influence in the entire region. The Philippines is an important member of the Association of South East Asian Nations, a six-nation group* that has enjoyed surprising stability and prosperity in the wake of the U.S. defeat in Viet Nam. Collapse of the Philippines in the face of a Communist insurgency would severely impair the security of the remaining ASEAN members and pose a threat to U.S. allies as far away as Australia...
...guerrillas distribute food and help with the farming. For some, this image of the N.P.A. as a band of benign vigilantes takes hold. But for many others, it quickly tarnishes. Some villagers balk because the advance team has already pushed on to the next villages, leaving in its wake a "shadow government" that coerces support and suppresses criticism. Others are shocked when the guerrillas destroy businesses belonging to people who have refused to pay N.P.A. "taxes." Most important, many who may initially welcome the "instant justice" guerrillas apply to abusive individuals change their minds as vengeance turns capricious and arbitrary...
Peter the Great's troubles have left a wake of unhappy people. Schell is upset that a double was used and has vowed never to do another mini-series. Schiller (who is given co-directing and "preproduction" credit) is still furious about his ouster, and has filed a $10 million lawsuit. NBC, meanwhile, has its own cause for concern: Peter the Great will be competing against CBS's steamy mini-series Sins. After surviving production disputes, a disappearing star and a climate that defeated Napoleon, Peter the Great may finally be done in by Joan Collins...
...current 70 cents to $1.10 per lb. of imported pasta. According to Max Busetti of the National Pasta Association, in Arlington, Va., it is the principle that counts. "Naturally, the Italians are incensed about the tariffs," Busetti says. "For them, it is such an emotional product, especially in the wake of recent strains. The increase was on the front pages of all Italian newspapers the day after there were pictures of Craxi and Reagan mending fences following the Achille Lauro affair...
When a woman's life becomes the centerpiece of a media blitz, her death will be fitted into the follow-up campaign, somehow. Stirring exhortations, by President Reagan among others, to continue to build space shuttle technology in the spirit and wake of the Challenger have already begun. Don't be surprised if a new shuttle is christened the "Christa." But, as mass media fitted McAuliffe and crew onto the TV screen and the feature page, the human individuality of those heros was cropped out; they were reduced to the equivalent of television characters...