With machines and a new drug
Singing, dancing and bearing wild flowers, thousands of Yugoslavs celebrated in a dozen Serbian towns last week as the stafeta, a ceremonial baton, passed through on its annual tour. Carried by relay runners throughout the country's six republics, the stafeta traditionally ends up in Belgrade on May 25 for the official birthday celebration of President Josip Broz Tito. This year the hollow, gold-plated baton contains a special message: "Our desire that you get well is expressed on the lips and resounds in the hearts of all Yugoslavs."
Tito may never hear that message. For the past...
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