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Monitor Archive for December 30, 1987
Poetry and paramecia
Vietnam without illusions
War hampers efforts to revive Mozambique economy
Some lessons learned in 1987
The future's promise--and challenge
US anxiously watches run-up to Haiti election. Officials see little hope of positively influencing the vote
CLASSICAL
The company that churns out paper for Uncle Sam's greenbacks
On TV, cable and video won viewers from the networks
Bringing a touch of distant roses to the mind's eye
Irony gives an edge to the `lost autobiography' of Caesar Augustus
Back to their roots. Italian chefs search out and revive traditional regional dishes
Steve Martin and John Candy give pizzazz to offbeat buddy movie
Mexico takes a step out of the debt hole. Plan involves compromises, but may help other debtors
Freedom's flame
Sidney Bechet - he treated jazz gently
Lean pork and tart apples - a natural year-round combination
Origami
News In Brief
Main association for elderly targets health-care costs.
A complex lesson from simple shapes
Soviets set record for staying in space. Moscow's goal of sending man to Mars now seems closer
In theater, imports from London stole the spotlight
Italian cookbooks the novice
Washington's double standard
After comeback, Taiwan reformer nudges ruling party toward democracy
Hmong carry opium habits to their new life in America. US CATCHES ON
A look back at film, TV, theater. In film, '87 marked record profits, rise of independents. 1987 - THE YEAR IN THE ARTS
A reason to learn Latin. Unrolling the wisdom and humor of Horace's poetry
Gulf Arabs seek ways to counter Iran threat. At six-nation summit, leaders urge implementation of UN cease-fire
For blacks key issue is power, not integration
Courts steer a middle course in rulings. Judges grapple with complex social issues, but avoid sharp turns to the political left or right.
Free range
Tightening the shackles in Singapore
Museum staples
Radical Afghan group undercuts resistance efforts
Reconsidering human events
Energy vs. wilderness
What to do before telephone overload hits your mutual fund
Wanted: A back-to-nature move for football and baseball games