Bedtime for Brezhnev poster funds Harvard MBAs two creators
Cambridge based poster spoof titled Bedtime for Brezhnev mocks Reagan era film with Brezhnev Castro and Khadafy as villains and Reagan as hero. Creators John Freund and David Porter say 85,000 copies sold nationwide to pay two years of Harvard Business School tuition at 7,000 per year. The satire aims to please both liberals and conservatives and has drawn interest from Simon & Schuster and a New York distributor.
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Reorganization Plan Adopted For Occupation Of West Bank
Israel adopts a plan to shift some West Bank and Gaza Strip duties from military to civilian hands starting Dec 1, amid tensions with Palestinian leadership. Civilians would handle education health and development, with Palestinians eventually taking senior roles. The move aims to boost autonomy negotiations with Egypt and Israel.
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Arieh Naor
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CIA analyst warns Castro may spark new boatlift
Washington AP reports CIA analyst Russell Swanson warns Cuba faces deep economic trouble and rising discontent that could prompt Fidel Castro to encourage a large scale exodus of refugees. He notes shortages and waning revolutionary fervor, and cites past emigration as a tool used by Havana.
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Courts Refuse to Hear Leukemia Victim's Relatives Search
Miami AP report: Jim George a 33 year old leukemia patient believes finding biological relatives could yield bone marrow donors. Missouri Juvenile Court Judge Gene Martin ordered a search for his father after his birth certificate request was denied. George calls it his last hope as his condition worsens.
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Missouri
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Nixon family moves to $1.2 million Saddle River home
In Saddle River New Jersey the Nixon family begins residence in a new 900 square foot pool home with seven bedrooms and luxury features. Mayor Duncan Cameron says he will welcome the former president and his wife Pat though the couple did not invite him yet. Secret Service and local police patrol the area as the Nixons settle in after overnight stay at a nearby hotel.
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Poll Shows Americans Divided Over Sale of AWACS
New York AP NBC poll of 1,601 adults taken Sept 28 29 shows sharp division on the proposed 8.5 billion sale of five Boeing 707 AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia. Opposed 40 percent, in favor 25 percent, unsure 35 percent. Respondents split on whether sale raises war risk and on whether it means more U.S. arms aid to Israel.
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