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Articles from March 30, 1992
A Bargain All Around
SCIENTISTS in the former Soviet Union have seen their elite
status fall to a level of personal and professional poverty. They
are eager for research work wherever they can find it. Moreover,
while their pay in rubles may be several times the prevailing...
Adopting New Ideas - with Zest Kenya's Margaret Waigu Githegi Teaches Pupils for Whom English Is a Third Language
ON a slope of Mount Kenya, in a modest secondary boarding school
here with cows in the side yard, Peter Karanja dreams of becoming a
pilot or an engineer.For his English teacher, Margaret Waigu Githegi, a Kenyan who
speaks five languages and loves songs...
Army Backs Deng's Market Reform by Rallying Its Support, the Senior Chinese Leader Issues a Challenge to Orthodox Socialists Who Hold Sway in the Government and Party
CHINA'S senior leader Deng Xiaoping has mustered the military to
support his push to renew economic reforms. The move could be
decisive in subduing his hard-line rivals, Chinese political
analysts say.The Army must serve as the "protector and escort...
`Article 99' Hits Hard Film Addresses Pitfalls of VA Hospitals with Anger - and Humor
IMAGINE a movie about young doctors struggling to save lives
surrounded by suffering, confusion, and chaos. And now imagine that
the movie's a comedy, with outrageous laughs amid the suffering,
confusion, and chaos.If this reminds you of "M.A.S.H," you're...
A Slow Track, for Now
TRADE and politics - always a volatile mixture - are especially
combustible in an election year. So it's unfortunate that two major
trade negotiations involving the United States are nearing
completion in an election year. Because open trade is such...
Australian Aborigines Turn to Anti-Drinking Programs
TWENTY-SIX years ago, at the age of 19, Bobby McLeod had the
dubious ability to consume a pint of beer in six seconds. Today,
Mr. McLeod, an Aborigine, is a nondrinker, and is also helping
other native Australians get "off the grog."Instead of handing...
`Basic Instinct': Specimen of a Sorry Breed of Movie FILM: REVIEW
`BASIC Instinct," a mostly routine thriller with a
larger-than-usual quotient of sex and violence, has momentarily
captured the attention of some moviegoers through a combination of
clever marketing and pre-release controversy.Now that it has arrived...
Blocks of Ice, Hearts of Warmth
BOSTON, the midnight hour. I am returning to my apartment on the
other side of town after a long evening of writing. Under an ebony
sky, I step into the street in slow automatic, buried in layer upon
layer of wool. Tonight the temperature has dropped...
British Tories in Trouble on Campaign Trail Polls Show Labour Party Could Sweep Cities and Win a Clear Parliamentary Majority
BRITISH Conservatives are pinning their hopes on Prime Minister
John Major being able to pump new vigor into his party's flagging
general campaign before the April 9 election.Over the weekend four out of five public opinion polls showed
the opposition...
Brown under Fire for `Unfair' Flat-Tax Plan
CAMPAIGNING along the East Coast this week, an impassioned Jerry
Brown is offering to rescue voters from the clutches of the corrupt
and powerful. "If you're tired of Wall Street and Washington
ripping you off, you'll vote for me!" the presidential aspirant
thunders...
Card-Carrying Students Get Prizes Programs in 1,500 Schools Give Students Credit toward Rewards for Improved Performance
FEW high schoolers have their own American Express cards, but
attending school has its privileges for some students.At about 1,500 schools nationwide, students who come to classes
regularly or improve their grades receive color-coded
identification cards...
Constitutional Clamp on Congress's Pay
IN 1789, the first Congress sent 12 amendments to the states for
ratification. Ten of these were promptly ratified by the necessary
three-quarters of the states and became the Bill of Rights. Two
others were left for later ratification. Since no time...
Facing Criticism, Congress Tries to Reform Itself Some Frustrated Lawmakers Leave Jobs, While New Initiatives Are Proposed
WITH public approval of Congress at an all-time low, even the
members themselves are fed up with the institution.Some are retiring in frustration. Others are sticking around to
try to rebuild a legislature that has grown muscle-bound with too
many committees...
Food Producers Enter Lean Period
FOOD company stocks - which were among the most popular equities
of the 1980s - are suddenly finding themselves out of "flavor" with
many investors. The stock is seen as high-priced and the industry
as intensely competitive.Investors should buy food...
LAPD'S Gates Defends Record Longtime Chief Says Department Shouldn't Be Judged on Basis of Rodney King Incident. INTERVIEW
AS the trial of four Los Angeles policemen on charges of beating
Rodney King unfolds in neighboring Ventura county, Chief Daryl
Gates can be found in his downtown office, relishing his temporary
respite from the media hot seat.The brutal clubbing of...
Lively Portrait of Barcelona
ROBERT HUGHES is a writer of such virtuosity that he could make
a mattress tag lively reading. In recent years, he penned an
enduring history of Australia and emerged as an internationally
recognized critic.Yet American audiences remember him best as...
Mexico Takes Capitalist Road to Spur Highway-Building
WHEN it comes to private toll roads, Mexico takes a back seat to
no one - not even its capitalist northern neighbor."With over 600 miles of private toll roads in operation and
2,700 miles planned and under development, Mexico is on its way to
becoming...
Our Identity
TODAY as nation-states are trying to reestablish themselves,
they are often concerned about preserving their religious,
geographic, or cultural identities. Individually, as well, most of
us feel comfortable identifying ourselves with a certain group...
Plastics - the Environmental Solution, Not the Problem
THE obvious is oftentimes incorrect.It's "obvious," for example, that plastics are bad for the
environment. Plastics don't biodegrade, many argue, and they choke
our landfills. In fact, plastic rather than paper is often the best
choice for the environment.While...
Popular Culture's Spread in a Post-Cold-War World
POPULAR culture. Is it a positive force in the United States and
in the world at large, or is it destructive and demeaning? Is it
fundamentally American or essentially universal, appealing to youth
everywhere? Is it "culture" at all, as the term has...
S. African Reform Talks Intensify Government, ANC Agree to Encamp ANC Military, but Remain Split on Interim Leadership
BARGAINING has begun in earnest here over the phased transition
of power, with President Frederik de Klerk's landslide referendum
victory giving his negotiators a new edge at the table."They are playing rough," says a key adviser to the African
National...
Scramble for Senate in New Hampshire
PARTY activists here are hustling to prepare for a heated
political contest this fall in the wake of New Hampshire Sen.
Warren Rudman's (R) announcement that he will not seek re-election
in November due to his frustration with partisan Washington
politics.The...
Seattle Spawns Brave New Rock Acts
IT'S a typical March evening in Seattle - cold and wet. Inside
an office building near the Salmon Bay inlet, a band named April
Knows Everything grinds out rock and jazz rhythms, readying their
act for the local club circuit.Across the hallway, another...
Senators from Defense Industry States Urge US Armaments Sales
AN effort to increase United States arms exports might not seem
politically correct, given today's new world order. But a couple of
Senate Democrats are proposing to do just that - by allowing the US
government to provide loan guarantees for friendly...
S. Korea Ruling Party to Anoint New Leader
REBUKED by voters in elections for parliament last week,
President Roh Tae Woo of South Korea has moved earlier than
expected to allow his Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) to pick a
candidate to replace him.The first politician to throw his hat into the...
Slaking Russia's Thirst for Books
LONDON-BASED American filmmaker Roger Graef stood in the rain at
a village fete in Dorset contemplating a pile of novels which were
not even selling at a marked-down price of 25 pence, and realized
they would end up being pulped. To him such an act would...
The East's New Malady Romania, like Many Other Parts of Eastern Europe, Is Now a Land of Empty Pedestals, Waiting for Something to Fill Them
IN the past two years, I have discussed the tumultuous events
and liberation of Eastern Europe with many Westerners. What those
in the West seem not to understand is that the famous
post-totalitarian convalescence in the East right now is becoming a
new...
The Utility of Political Rhetoric
Sen. Malcom Wallop (R) of Wyoming, author of the Opinion page
column " 'Japan Bashing' Hurts All Americans," March 20, is correct
that Japan is a vital trading partner. He cites impressive
statistics to demonstrate why political 'Japan bashing' is wrong.
But...
Turnaround Boom Slows Bankruptcies Have Kept Consultants Busy
MENTION turnaround consultants, and you'll either get a smile or
a shudder from business people. Some see them as white knights who
ride in at the 11th hour to save a company from bankruptcy. Others
view them as hatchet men hired to trim jobs and shut...
UN Begins Repatriating Refugees despite Fresh Battle in Cambodia Thai Officials Worry That Renewed Cambodian Fighting Could Send Refugees Fleeing Back into Thailand
EXILED by war for more than a decade, Cambodian refugees begin
an ominous homecoming today.The first 630 of 370,000 displaced Cambodians will leave camps
in Thailand for this dirt-road provincial town 30 miles from the
border in the start of a massive...