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  3. April 11

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Monitor articles for April 11, 1996

  • Turkey Smites US-Led Effort To Aid Iraq's Exiled Kurds
  • Should Pupils Who Fail Be Held Back?
  • Paradoxical Advice for Politicos
  • Hong Kong Unions May Spark Labor Unrest in China
  • Why the Huge Defense Budget? No Answer Here
  • Wired for Learning
  • News In Brief
  • China
  • Uncle Sam Wants To Recruit a Few Good Contractors
  • TV Activist: Curb Internet Ads for Kids
  • Nails Are Hot, Stamps Are Not: Collectors Go for Clunky, Funky
  • Self-Sufficiency Is Measure Of Chicago Newspaper's Success
  • Roots of Liberian Strife
  • Shell Game
  • GOP Congressman Ousted in Texas Runoff
  • Republicans Seek Bigger Roadblock To Higher Taxes
  • How a Talented Amateur Became Golf's No. 1 Volunteer
  • A Family-Values Crisis: the Overindulged Child
  • A Favorite Battleground for Invaders Now Finds Freedom Tough to Bear
  • Wild and Wacky World Of Arcane and Glorious Political Memorabilia
  • Sales Up: Auto Firms Sound Sigh of Relief
  • Tracking Down 'the Real McCoy'
  • Simplicity of Line Defines Pastry Chef's Artful Tarts
  • Swinging Skyward on Summer 'Steeds'
  • Invite the Police to Dinner
  • Masters Golf: Some Key Players to Watch
  • Edsel, Synonym for Failure, Now a Pricey Collectors' Item
  • An Innocent Scene Among the Struggles
  • Liberia's Crisis Shows Price Of Ignoring African Strife
  • More Mercedes Cars Cruise Cairo Streets as Rich Prosper
  • Hallelujah Bug
  • . . . and So I Prayed
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