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...opposition is clearly taking no chances on offending the army and triggering a possible coup. During the campaign, political leaders agreed to withdraw TV spots that showed carabinero security forces beating citizens. In return, police provided protection for opposition rallies and marches. Yet such fragile alliances could easily be shattered by embarrassing demands. For example, most opposition groups want to prosecute the military for human- rights violations. But moderate parties are willing to overlook old abuses in exchange for assurances that new ones will not occur...
Luke Lambert, who travelled to Mexico, was spared the problem of returning to his college after an absence. He spent his freshman year and sophomore fall at Dartmouth College, and when he left for his mission, the school's rules required him to withdraw. He says he had been thinking of transferring to Harvard, and, when he returned from his mission, the separation made it easier...
...earlier agreed to withdraw 72 F-16 fighters from Torrejon Air Base outside Madrid, and will probably abandon the base. Under the new pact, Spain is giving up all the guarantees of specific levels of U.S. aid contained in previous bases agreements. Last year military aid alone came to $400 million...
...With only a few primaries remaining, Ronald Reagan had the Republican nomination sewn up. Yet one challenger, George Bush, doggedly stayed in the race. Bush's campaign manager and best friend, James Baker, pleaded with him to withdraw. Bush refused. Finally Baker announced at a press conference that Bush was pulling out of the California primary because of lack of funds. Bush, in New Jersey, was shocked when he learned from reporters of Baker's statement and immediately flew to Houston to confront his campaign manager. The incident came close to ending Bush and Baker's friendship. But Bush...
Lost in the hubbub was the fact that the East Germans had also entered the final round of the team competition at a disadvantage. One of their team members, Martina Jentsch, had been forced by injury to withdraw, leaving the East Germans with just five gymnasts and without the opportunity to drop the lowest of six scores. Still, for the East Germans, the bronze medal will always be tarnished. And, ironically, while the U.S. team would have been quickly forgotten had it won the bronze, the furor ensures that the 1988 U.S. gymnastics team, led by Brandy Johnson and Mills...