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  3. June 12

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Monitor articles for June 12, 1997

  • Mexican Farmer Restores Arid Land, Shares Methods With Campesinos
  • And the Winner Is: Mr. Slowpoke
  • Germany's Kohl Tries To Save Europe Unity
  • Texas Hunts for Ways to Foster Diversity
  • Toddling Toward Adventure
  • One Man Cries Peace In a Land of Massacres
  • Secular Turkey Teeters Over Plan to Close Islamic Schools
  • Odds and Ends ...
  • Parents Battle Strong Cultural Forces in Finding Family Time
  • Unofficial Team Throws Punches on the President's Behalf
  • Does Fatherhood Make the Man?
  • The Glory of Babylon
  • News In Brief
  • Is Love or Biology the Tie That Binds a Dad to Kids?
  • The Gentle Fragrance Of My Father's Good Deeds
  • Letters
  • Tiger Woods: Golf's Own Johnny Appleseed
  • An Army's New Task: Saving Cows at Risk
  • Koreans Don't Cry as Real M*A*S*H Folds
  • Nation Holds Its Breath Over Clean-Air Rules
  • What's On
  • Reliable Medicine
  • Providers
  • Dagwood Sets the Tone For Father's Day
  • The Pentagon's Worst Enemy Is Itself
  • Young Illegal Migrants Face US Kid-Gloves
  • Death-Penalty Issue Stirs Divergent Religious Views
  • Teaching Kids Lessons About Life and Links
  • Clinton's Race Initiative
  • US Open Is Next Challenge For Tiger, and He's Not Alone
  • Does Iran Now Have Its 'Deng' to Improve US Relations?
  • Commercials on Public TV? Some Stations Show Interest
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