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Still, the latest study is hardly the last word. The complex testing could only confirm the probability of Alzheimer's, not provide a definite diagnosis. In addition, many of the older residents of East Boston do not speak English as a first language, and had less than three years of schooling; this, says Larson, could have brought down their test scores. The exams may also have failed to take into account the normal decline in mental acuity that comes with aging. Asks Dr. Leonard Kurland of the Mayo Clinic: "Where do you draw the line and say this is normal...
...pistol, a rifle and grenades. The smoke clears. Single-handed, Rubitsky, 25, has killed or wounded 500 to 600 of the enemy. After examining the scene, company commander J.M. Stehling recommends Rubitsky for the Congressional Medal of Honor. Stehling's commander, Lieut. Colonel Herbert Smith, approves and relays the word to his superior, Colonel John W. Mott. "You mean a Jew for the Congressional Medal of Honor?" Mott replies. According to Smith's later affidavit, Mott "just laughed and walked away...
...replaced by bodies in which reformers mingled with hard-liners. And that, supposedly, was only the start. On the same day that East Germany threw open its borders, Egon Krenz, 52, President and party leader, promised "free, general, democratic and secret elections," though there was no official word as to when. Could the Socialist Unity Party, as the Communists call themselves in East Germany, lose in such balloting? "Theoretically," replied Gunter Schabowski, the East Berlin party boss and a Politburo member...
...several occasions I referred to the use of excessive force as a tragedy. They refused to accept that; they insisted on calling it an "incident." In part, this may be because the Chinese word for tragedy implies that there must be a villain. As one close Chinese friend pointed out to me, no proud Chinese leader -- indeed, no national leader anywhere -- can ever admit that he is a villain. One top Chinese leader told me that any colleague who humiliated China in the world community by acting contrite did not deserve to be in office. Contrition may be an attractive...
...press conference last Thursday, Schabowski announced almost offhandedly that starting at midnight, East Germans would be free to leave at any point along the country's borders, including the crossing points through the Wall in Berlin, without special permission, for a few hours, a day or forever. Word spread rapidly through both parts of the divided city, to the 2 million people in the West and the 1.3 million in the East. At Checkpoint Charlie, in West Berlin's American sector, a crowd gathered well before midnight. Many had piled out of nearby bars, carrying bottles of champagne and beer...