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...from over for Leningrad Mayor Anatoli Sobchak. In his elegant second-floor office, once used by the Czars, he reflects on the problems of this metropolis of 5 million, famed as the cradle of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. "I feel as if I am wrapped in cotton wool," he says. "I try to get things done and find I cannot move...
...seasonal purchases. There was a charming outfit by a no-name designer in delicious shades of pink and red (this is the year of color, remember): mohair coat, $725; cropped jacket, $575; knit dress, $230. The total for the ensemble: ! $1,530. That's not including the $68 wool scarf, $15 ribbed tights or the who- knows-how-much gloves. I bought a pair of stretch velvet leggings last year for $80 -- not exactly dirt cheap but top-notch fashion for the money. When I see stretch velvet leggings in the magazines for $500, I wonder what the other...
...before I got into bed, I put on a pair of extra-thick long underwear. And some blue flannel pajamas. And a pair of thick wool socks. And a hat. And a scarf...
...goatherd's son, Mohammad Anwar has been fighting since he was ten. He has never been to school and insists that he is glad not to have to go. With his olive-brown eyes and brown curls peeping out from under his wool cap, he looks like any of the thousands of Afghan boys who loiter, energetic and restless, in Pakistani refugee camps. But there is something different about him. It is not in his face, which is babyish, or his hands, callused and blackened. It is the look behind his eyes, the dulled expression of a seasoned grunt...
...long, 6-ft.-high machines generate a cloud of neutrons that penetrate the luggage. These combine with the nitrogen in plastic explosives to generate gamma rays; an array of detectors identifies the substance. But other items containing nitrogen, including wool sweaters and padded ski boots, can set off warnings. The manufacturer, Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego, says the false alarms can be reduced with further experience. At the moment, says FAA administrator James Busey, "we have no other system available...