Was Ivan reviews the Terrible's displays reign of terror in the 16th Century the work of a madman, or did a rational policy underlie what so many historians have portrayed as the czar's unbridled passion for torturing and killing his subjects? Was Peter the Great driven by a capricious hatred of things Russian? Or was his ruthless destruction of Old Russia part of a rationally conceived policy calculated to force his backward nation into the modern world? The intervening centuries have muted our sense of the terror that filled those long-ago times. American history, rather than being a recitation of abstract facts, can become an absolutely fascinating experience if thoughtfully presented to the many Americans thirsting for knowledge of how our ancestors thought, felt and dealt with their problems. In my opinion, this is not an issue in the transaction, as we do not intend to be involved in operations after acquiring ownership of the company" Handguns, Bomb Racks Knapp accused Takahashi of engaging in a "destructive corporate expansion program" and showing "a blatant disregard for the rights of shareholders" Takahashi's warning that Minebea would look to the government for support in its fight against the takeover was the first revelation that Minebea sells handguns, precision ball bearings, rod end bearings, bomb racks and aircraft parts Military sales, he said, amount to 10% of the firms's sales "That is a very big percentage. Moreover, Carrington said he and other staff aides began to wonder why officials continued to push the project even though it seemed to be a dead issue. . Earlier in the week, the British Home Office, which deals with police and security matters, said it had detained 21 Libyans and would expel them as security threats. "It is shortsighted and will do a disservice to the industry. "I just say my prayers that it doesn't get any worse" Davis said In fact, the trouble is only beginning.
Why might the tax gain on this bill be forever forgiven instead of just postponed? Because once in every taxpayer's lifetime he or she is allowed to exclude from gross income up to $125,000 of gain on the sale of a principal home . " She's 60 today, and Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd's handsome illustrated volume commemorates that fact, as well as the triumph of a monarchy that seems permanent, unchanging, totally safe, even as the Commonwealth it rules over continues gently to unravel . Community leaders and members of the Scripps-Kellogg family that once owned the mansion and its sprawling five-acre grounds applauded the sale to the Waldorf School of Pasadena as a realization of part of their goal . Within seconds, the one from Los Angeles had opened fire with a revolver . You say you've confiscated some 'living rocks' and the public says, 'So what' " Sobel, Gay and Minnich have not been arrested in the California case. The Budget Committee's proposed spending package has drawn criticism from many Republicans because it would include $18. 4 billion in new taxes and would cut $25 billion from Reagan's defense spending request. Volume on the Big Board picked up to 126. 14 million shares from 108. 36 million on Monday Trading started the day on a strong note.
I almost broke a wrist trying to fit the too-small sheets on the new mattress, although they were clearly labeled "king" sheets . Conservative talk show host Alan J . Donors themselves would only have to go to a regional center in their own countries, where their marrow would be extracted and then frozen for shipment by air to the Soviet Union . That is the date on which I took delivery of a 1981 Chevrolet C-10 My new truck never ran like the one it replaced . Other mayors such as Henry Cisneros of San Antonio, Federico Pena of Denver and W. I'm proud of the great work our people did, and we'll accept the luck" David Hall, editor of the Denver Post, a Times Mirror paper, seemed even more delighted Thursday by his paper's Pulitzer. Under state Proposition 20, approved by the voters in 1972, one of the commission's responsibilities is to preserve agricultural land.
The finance director said he doesn't routinely police council expense reports, in keeping with a policy that lets council members monitor each other's spending . LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland — "We could have been another Gstaad" folks say around here, "maybe even a St . This is Tokyo's "Electric City" where the streets are lined with about 600 stores, shops and stalls featuring every imaginable type of electric gadget and appliance . Kenneth Harms, the foundation's president, said that paramedics arriving at an accident often call the emergency number . The islands, which have yet to sprout a sprig of grass, appear to be sinking, and critics blame the city's failure to test the dredged material. Starts With Balloons The process starts with six-foot-round helium balloons, like the one meteorologist Bill Caudell released on a breezy April evening into a cloudy sky over Washington's Dulles International Airport Within minutes of its 6 p. m. Her birders also have encountered Kenyan wildlife more substantial than birds.
It exploded before demolition specialists could defuse it, seriously injuring a police officer Times staff writer Mark I Pinsky contributed to this story. . The other foreign ministers are Siddhi Savetsila of Thailand, Suppiah Dhanabalan of Singapore, Ahmad Rithauddeen bin Ismael of Malaysia, Mohammed Bolkiah of Brunei and Mochtar Kusumaatmadja of Indonesia . Earnings for the first nine months were $403,787, compared to a loss of $57,757 for the same period a year earlier . If adopted as a regular ordinance at the council's next meeting April 28, the measure would not become effective until May 28 . "Everyone says venison is the meat of the future" said Clarke, surveying the rocky fields and wooded ravines of his 800-acre Hudson Valley farm. Someone would escort him to the window since he wasn't coming on his own. His voice, carried on government broadcasts, was recently beamed to Taiwan and Southeast Asia, inviting listeners to come see for themselves the new phenomenon of private enterprise in this Communist nation.
In February, 1984, her husband began using a condom during sexual relations, reducing her further exposure to the virus through sexual transmission . I don't want to talk about it" said one resident, who wore a Greek fisherman's cap and refused to give his name . I recently bought a new king-size mattress as a replacement for a foam rubber mattress that I've had for about 20 years and which was crumbling . Only one member of the nine-person City Council, Mayor Ernie Kell, immediately endorsed the proposal, calling it a skillful compromise . Charlton agrees that, for some shoppers, sales can be hazardous to their budgets. David Asia, a subsidiary of the fraud-ridden La Jolla investment firm Wong was given 20% of the voting common stock in J. It's just going to make her strive to work that much harder to get where she belongs" The next goal for Grigg is to compete at the senior national level, which features most of the nation's top swimmers.
He gathered volunteers, raised a vault full of cash, and told anyone who would listen that he was running again . trade problems with Japan and the European Communities, international currency exchange and the Third World debt-the news at the 12th economic summit probably will be dominated by political issues, including Libyan terrorism and the erratic course of East-West relations . The situation is complicated by the fact that the "inner child" in us reacts to death with enormous intensity . Four-fifths of a Reed Sunahara, who also starred in basketball and baseball at Hilo High School, still is plenty of volleyball player . In helping him avoid being institutionalized, however, she herself has paid an enormous price physically and emotionally. Key Democrats worry that it may draw fire from liberals within their own party, who would oppose the restraint that it would put on social spending, while conservative Democrats may resist the defense cuts. They have names such as Bonne-Fyre Farms, Kaleidoscope Arabians and Granpre Arabians.
San Diego State University, La Jolla Playhouse and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival often rent costumes Museums sometimes display the studio's wares . The Calorie Control Council reports that Talin is only one of several naturally occurring sweeteners with promise . Rather, the 45,000-square-foot ultramodern facility itself is the prize: a well-designed collection of X-ray diagnostic and cobalt treatment rooms, surgical suites with closed-circuit video equipment so that new or unusual operations can be reviewed later at veterinary conferences, padded surgery recovery rooms with technicians on duty 24 hours a day, a pharmacy, landscaped-and carpeted-exercise facilities and pens for as many as 150 dogs and cats, and-for humans-four upstairs apartments for on-call technicians and visiting veterinarians and interns who don't want to stray far from their patients . "No one will control my vote-phrased in various ways-is a refrain common to them all . "I would have preferred an economic embargo, but our allies have not made that possible" Nunn said. "One of my concerns, looking at the new technology with regard to abortion, is that it is just part of the balancing act in an emotionally charged issue" said Joyce Bermel of the Hastings Center Report, a journal of bioethics. "We really believed him" Repeating the pitch a hundred times a day serves as a kind of brainwash, so that after a while O'Brien and others say they stop feeling guilty.
They contended also that the higher speed limit would not endanger lives because the interstate system was designed for speeds in excess of 55 m. p. h . You'll need them as proof of your out-of-pocket costs in the event that you win and claim a deduction . THOMAS (SKI) DEMSKI Demski, 56, a former coal miner and heavy-equipment operator, has had fun with his campaign . "My bet is that the institutional bias is so powerful, I can almost next to guarantee there won't be a retrial" However, Cleary and other lawyers contacted by The Times said that the alleged interference with the jury by bailiff Al Burroughs appeared to be a clear-cut case of tampering . As Phoebe and Molly are about to turn 30, they have begun to examine their options. The drop in third quarter earnings, he said, was due to an 11% decrease in crude oil output at several new wells begun during the previous two quarters. when the demonstrators, protesting the university's estimated $2. 4 billion in investments in firms that do business in South Africa, attempted to block the buses from leaving the campus for the Alameda County Jail at Santa Rita Billy Elliot Chicago .
She showed how a long, elaborately embroidered, hand-painted authentic kimono could be wrapped and tied at the hips and worn as a dress The contrasts were often startling . "It's really giving folks a last chance to get square with the law before some very strict penalties become effective April 1" said Al Livingston, chief deputy director of the DMV "The amnesty is a small carrot . For the contemporary gowns that followed, Ruben Panis (a favorite designer of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley's wife, Ethel) used metallic fabrics to decidedly more flashy ends . The agreement, in which the Wilmington, Del, chemical giant will get 450,000 shares of the San Diego company's common stock, enlarges upon the companies' existing relationship . In the closest contest, the predominately Latino 26th Ward, Luis Gutierrez, a city worker backed by the mayor, defeated Manuel Torres, the candidate of Vrdolyak and the regular Democratic Party. About 1,500 people showed up seeking 80 part-time jobs as couriers and cargo handlers for Federal Express, which plans to expand its Los Angeles operations Hundreds more were turned away during the weekend. Before the suburbanites began flowing in, many Westerns were shot in the Santa Clarita Valley.
MOSCOW — The U. S . One official said that Weinberger has been so zealous in ferreting out abuses recently that "there's a feeling among the rank and file . It just sticks in people's craw" A local Baptist minister, the Rev . Russell Hayman cited a spy trade as one of many possible motives why Ogorodnikova has minimized her links to KGB officials during 11 days of testimony . — The remains of Challenger astronaut Christa McAuliffe were buried today without fanfare in Concord, where she lived and taught high school. Miller visits daily to administer a diuretic-to keep Goldman's body fluids down-and minerals such as potassium to replace those lost when the diuretic takes effect. As the nervous woman spoke, not 15 feet away and within the same narrow courtyard, a gang member from central Long Beach began to argue with a youth from Los Angeles.
Neighbors' complaints about a woman reportedly seen walking her pet mountain lion near her home on Cabrillo Avenue in Venice led to the seizure of a 9-month-old cougar, which is being held as evidence by the California Department of Fish and Game at a facility in the San Fernando Valley, according to game warden Angel Raton . Hanken of Westfield, N. J, said he turned over his savings after seeing television personality Mike Douglas endorse it as the "business opportunity of the century" in a TV commercial . Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the first national park, was set up in 1872 . Statewide water development plans had almost routinely been defeated by Texas voters in the past . Charles Chastain, executive vice president and an owner of the development company, said it is a misnomer to call the required housing "low cost" or "low income" "We're talking about units priced at up to $130,000, and a minimum required (buyer's) income of about $30,000" he said in an interview Thursday. "I suspect it's going to be close though" The mayor, who said she has had very little sleep and was not feeling well, complained that the onslaught of visitors to Carmel had turned the election into a "sideshow"CARMEL — Film star Clint Eastwood appeared to be on his way to becoming the next mayor of this quaint Pacific village, according to a random sample of the expected record number of voters exiting the polls Tuesday. Micro Peripherals (disk drives; in liquidation) 1984-85: Estimated 500 in Chatsworth.
She handles primarily "impact cases" which affect general civil rights, for example filing a friend-of-the-court brief in the Phipps school case . Although the seawall was granted under a permit that specified that the city could order it taken down on 30 days' notice, opponents pointed to other protective structures built along the beach for temporary protection from winter storms that remain years after they were scheduled for removal. Joseph Lang, who appealed the issuance of the permit, asked council members: "Why should the public lose beach property so that a few property owners would occasionally have to board up their front windows" "There is no way that a $200,000 wall can be considered as temporary" Lang said . "He got dealt a bad situation, but he is playing it badly" said Arnold Horelick, a former CIA analyst and director of the Rand-UCLA Center for the Study of Soviet International Behavior . In girls basketball, "back to the future" might be the theme . Whitworth is the last of four accused members of the Walker spy ring to come to trial The other three have been convicted or pleaded guilty. The commission rejected an environmental report more than a year ago, saying that it did not adequately address traffic, noise and other effects the project would have on the area. Agreeing that the loss of hotel rooms was an emergency, council members asked the Planning Department to begin work on an emergency ordinance to stop the loss of hotel rooms until a permanent preservation measure can be enacted.