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Monitor articles for December 21, 1987
- `The one loud noise' England makes `to the glory of God'. CHANGE RINGING
- Afghanistan war defies political solution. The Soviet-Afghan war enters its ninth year this week with no military solution in sight. Refugees still...
- News In Brief
- Approval of contra aid paves way for budget compromise. DOWN TO THE WIRE
- Lima locomotives: a loving look at steam-age technology
- Soviets ask US to participate in Mars mission set for 1994. SUPERPOWER SPACE COOPERATION
- Traffic
- A multiracial family tells its story
- Jackson has trouble attracting Hispanics. Texans applaud him but won't commit
- Congress's number one product this year is noise. But it took some positive steps on deficit cutting
- Whatever happened to the local real estate agent? Most likely, he's joined a national corporation
- Analysts predict a strong `January effect'
- Space station program can still fly on $425 million, says NASA
- Pollinating art
- The Bible as bedtime storybook. Phrasing is simplified without loss of meaning
- Kenya and human rights
- Sandinistas pick mediators to avoid direct talks. NICARAGUA'S CEASE-FIRE
- Seasonal magic to read aloud at Christmas
- Silent Night - from Haiti to China
- In Thailand, a shelter reaches out to women in distress
- Chorus of criticism grows over Israel's handling of protest
- New York exhibitions range from airy mobiles to leaden objects. A chance to see Calder at his truest, most original, most elemental stage
- Bill Viola: Art demands creativity from viewers, too. Major New York retrospective features his work in video
- Divine power -- never out of date
- Legislating parental leave
- ARTS SCENE
- Mark Aguirre's clutch play, all-around skill sometimes overlooked
- If you don't warm to the play, maybe you'll like the buffet
- Japan bolsters its regional role with aid package
- Children as good politics
- Conservatives worry US will give away store in Afghanistan. They say Soviets are trying to maneuver US into stopping aid
- Christmas buying in a world economy - a matter of balance
- Bolivia no longer dancing for President Paz. Elections show public dismay over severe austerity steps
- Soviet public backs superpower summit, but has some doubts on nuclear forces treaty
- Making the most of US-Soviet exchanges
- Political paradox of Jesse Jackson. Public calls him a front-runner but says he's unelectable
- Lifelong achiever Dukakis aims for politics' highest prize
- `Black Monday' traced to a rush for the door by anxious investors
- Panama's wayward Noriega
- Pitfalls of `peace education'. Some teaching guides lack accurate facts and context
- Pringle's Pride
- UN to vote on Israeli handling of Arab unrest. Debate sparks new initiative on Mideast peace process
- Pitching help was top priority in this year's big baseball trades