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Next day the Soviet leader faced a few hard times himself as he encountered some of the risks of p.r., Western-style. For the morning's first public event, Gorbachev traveled to the Arc de Triomphe for a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. As the 28-car motorcade moved up the Champs Elysees, the General Secretary raised his hand and gave an occasional wave out of the window of his armor-plated Peugeot 604 limousine. There were precious few people to wave back. For blocks along the route, only a few of the insatiably curious leaned...
Nonetheless, the Cantabrigians will-struggle to overcome the wrath of the turf gods in the second battle in this year's Ivy Wars. A victory today could prepare Harvard well in the quest for the Ancient Eight wreath...
Sung Joon's attention strayed from the TV to his father's key ring, a great metallic wreath. Why, he asked, so many keys? "Are there so many thieves in America?" In Seoul, they had lived without locks, and the father had carried only car keys. As Park explained that keys were necessary in this country, his wife drew a visitor aside. She said she was certain she would enjoy her new life, but for now it was something of a strain. They had had to sell their home and furnishings, coming here carrying only clothes. The worst part...
...celebrations but instead to send lower-ranking diplomats. Arthur Hartman, the U.S. Ambassador to Moscow, boycotted the Red Square parade in specific protest against the killing of U.S. Army Major Arthur Nicholson in March by a Soviet sentry in East Germany. But Hartman did lay a wreath at Moscow's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "This is our tribute to those who gave their lives," he said. "It is the most significant ceremony...
...France, V-E day was a holiday, but in many respects it seemed business as usual. President Francois Mitterrand, a former Resistance fighter, reviewed troops in a brief ceremony and placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe. He also sent a message to the Soviet Union in which he said that "the French have not forgotten the sacrifices of the Soviet people" in the battle against fascism...