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May 11, 1992: Grapevine
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
May 11, 1992 L.A.:"Can We All Get Along?"
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
GRAPEVINE, Page 9
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<p>By JANICE CASTRO
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<p> Reaping What We Sowed
</p>
<p> Afghanistan's Mujahedin rebels inflicted considerable
damage on occupying Soviet troops and government forces thanks
to mountains of sophisticated weaponry supplied from American
and other Western sources. Now that a cease-fire is in place,
terrorist groups and outlaw regimes are on a shopping spree in
Afghanistan. Governments around the world are worried,
particularly those from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to the Central
Asian republics that might become targets of more powerful
weapons. Iran has deployed two delegations to Kabul, offering
to pay generously for American-made Stinger missiles -- the
shoulder-mounted rockets can shoot down helicopters and
low-flying aircraft. With thousands of Stingers now lying unused
in Afghanistan, some are bound to end up in the wrong hands.
Says an intelligence operative: "Stingers are by far the
greatest and most immediate threat from terrorism."
</p>
<p> Nonrenewable Resources
</p>
<p> The shelling of the 7th century city of Dubrovnik by the
Serbian navy during Yugoslavia's fighting last year has given
rise to an unusual resolution to be voted upon at the global
environmental conference in Rio next month. UNESCO has a list
of 358 cultural and historical structures, ranging from the
Acropolis, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China to Vatican
City, the Statue of Liberty and the Taj Mahal. UNESCO seeks to
make war activities "which are intended, or may be expected, to
cause long-term or severe damage to the properties" a war crime
under the Geneva conventions. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
and Argentine President Carlos Menem are among world leaders
endorsing the initiative.
</p>
<p> Here Comes the Really Big One
</p>
<p> Maybe it's the thought of all those Soviet republics and
East European populations breaking away from hated governments.
Californians will vote in next month's primary on a proposal to
create political fault lines that would divide America's most
populous state into two or even three states. Talk of secession
is on the rise again across the U.S. Like those who want to
subdivide California, many citizens in other states think they'd
be better off without their big cities, high taxes or state
governments. In Kansas, 10 southwestern counties hope that parts
of neighboring Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado will join them in
founding a 51st state. Since Kansans in the rebellious counties
voted 9 to 1 in favor of the idea earlier this month, local
officials have been working on a new constitution and planning
a convention in September. Similar talk still festers from
Alaska to the Michigan peninsula. Why bother throwing the
rascals out when you can simply leave them behind?
</p>
<p> This Is Bill's Kind of Town
</p>
<p> Now that BILL CLINTON feels confident that he will be the
Democratic nominee, he wants to move his campaign headquarters
out of Little Rock. First-choice Washington was shot down by
aides concerned about the public's anti-Washington mood. Now
they're looking over Chicago. One advantage: it has a large
airport. Bad news: it's O'Hare.
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<p> Forward Spin
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<p> CLINTON TALK
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<p> Bill Clinton often promises to stick it out "until the
last dog dies." Last week he claimed that Bush "is a gone dog."
Expect protests by canine-rights activists.
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<p> TIME WARP
</p>
<p> With the 20th anniversary of Watergate only a month away,
cbs hopes to interview Deep Throat. G. Gordon Liddy, now a
radio talk-show host in Washington, is seeking to interview Carl
Bernstein. What next? Richard Nixon on late-night TV hawking
copies of his famous tapes?
</p>
<p> WORD WATCH
</p>
<p> Employers don't like to use that awkward term fired. While
many companies "restructure," National Semiconductor "reshaped"
its work force. Digital was gripped by "involuntary
methodologies." Bank of America "released resources." Wal-Mart
executed "a normal payroll adjustment." Hmmm.
</p>
<p> HIP KIDS
</p>
<p> Where have all the folk singers gone? Tom Paxton, Pete
Seeger and Tom Chapin have been making records for little tykes.
Next: Judy Collins' Amazing Grades.
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