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AIO The Arizona Republic Monday, January 31, 1994 JoAnn and David Hopper of Chandler listen to the Fiori String. if UaJ Ti 5 1 rK JVA rii I If It "w'f 7 Quartet at a high' tea held as an alternative to the Super Bowl at Borders Books and Music in Biltmore Fashion Park on Sunday. "I'm not interested in the Super Bowl at all," David Hopper said. Sandwiches, cheeses, fruit, breads and desserts were served. There also was a poetry reading.

I have my husband to his delights, and he doesn't have to listen to me carp. Kay Morris OF SCOTTSDALE Christine KeithThe Arizona Republic Sinn Fein leader gets U.S. visa SINN FEIN, from page A 1 After a meeting Friday with U.S. ConsilJ General Val Martinez in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Adams went partway toward meeting the American conditions, although he stopped short of endorsing the Major-Reynolds plan. Sinn Fein has said it will agree to participate in the peace process only if Britain agrees to some changes in the formula.

"I don't advocate violence," Adams said Friday. "It is my personal and political priority to sec an end to the IRA and an end to all other organizations engaged in armed actions." He explained that he would agree to disband the IRA, but only after British troops were withdrawn from Northern Ireland. Unlike the independent Irish Republic, Northern Ireland is a province of the United Kingdom. Sources in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic said a three-month halt to attacks on British troops and provincial police was under consideration in a scries of secret meetings by IRA members across the island. A ccase-fire, the first major truce since 1975, would fall short of the permanent end to violence Britain and Ireland want in return for giving Sinn Fein a place in fresh peace talks.

The three-month proposal is a compromise that reflects a split in the IRA between hard-liners who want to reject it outright and moderates who want to seize an unprecedented official peace drive and build on it, the sources said. A truce would put the IRA in a more positive light, throw down the gauntlet to Protestant extremists to follow suit, and create the kind of peace Britain and Ireland say is vital for their 6-wcek-old plan to take root, Bookstore's high tea offers alternative to game The Associated Press Gerry Adams The leader of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army, has been granted a U.S. visa on his ninth try. the sources said. The sources said the IRA is split between "hawks" and "doves" over the Anglo-Irish plan, which says that Britain has no objection to the reunification of Ireland.

Although the British government objects to giving Adams such a visible public forum in the United States, the White Mouse came under pressure from backers of the conference, sponsored by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, to permit Adams to attend. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is honorary chairman of the event. Several Irish-American members of Congress, including Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Christopher J.

Dodd, and John Kerry, urged the administration to give Adams a visa in light of the progress toward Northern Ireland peace represented by the Major-Reynolds agreement. Contributing to this article was Reuters. By Gail Tabor The Arizona Republic It was a "do" for those who prefer brains to brawn, cassettes to quarterbacks, the elegance of the Fiori String Quartet to the braggadocio of Dallas Cowboys Coach Jimmy Johnson. Recognizing that the Super Bowl isn't everyone's cup of tea, Borders Books and Music in Biltmore Fashion Park brewed their own version: High tea, complete with sandwiches, cheeses, fruit, muffins, breads and desserts. There also was a poetry reading and special activities for children.

And with 300 to 400 people moving around the two floors in the store, it was more than just a little crowded. Patty Dimitriou, spokeswoman for Borders, said three of the chain's East Coast stores started things last year with their high tea. It was such a success, all 43 stores did it this year, she said. Borders opened Nov. 20 in Phoenix and already offers folk and jazz music on Friday and Saturday nights and classical music on Sundays.

The high tea Sunday was an added fillip, one that professional sports, and there couldn't be a better; atmosphere than a book atmosphere." Ronald Gordon of Phoenix, who attended the tea with his wife, was succinct in his reason for! attending. "We came specially because they're offering an activity for those who prefer to spend their time in cultural activities rather than football," he said. Dimitriou said she had anticipated a "larger than norma!" crowd for the occasion, but Espresso Bar manager Mike Lumish said he wasn't quite ready for the crowd that did appear. "I'm surprised al the sheer number of people who showed up," Lumish said, harricdly replenishing a large container of tea. "I didn't think it would be this busy." The crowd didn't diminish the enthusiasm of those who sipped their tea, nibbled their sandwiches and browsed through the stacks.

And no, they didn't miss the roar of the crowd in Atlanta. "This is a better alternative," said Carol Cooper of Phoenix. Dimitriou said will be repeated on Super Sunday 1995. People began strolling in early for the spread and, as is usual when free food is offered, wiped the tables clean in about 30 minutes. However, only a few of them said they wanted to escape the battle between the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills.

Many are regular customers who said they think buying a book and sitting in the Espresso Bar with a cappuccino is one heck of a delightful way to spend an afternoon. Michael Bernard of Phoenix and Mark Godin of Glendale didn't even know high tea was on the schedule for Sunday. Kay Morris of Scottsdale said, "It's just a nice little break," "I leave my husband to his delights, and he doesn't have to listen to me carp." Bill and Marlene Klelt of St. Paul, said they love bookstores anyway, but Sunday's visit to Borders was a bonus because, as Bill said, it provided "a countcrreaction to all the hype of football." Alan Lambert agreed, saying, "I'm bored with Eli! THAN A 4 4 I Gf fl'G monogram on our exclusiue nobility bath towels Luxurious 30x54" bath towels in your choice of 18 colors! Packed withl .3 pounds of pure combed cotton, our exclusive Nobility is always a great value. it's really irresistible.

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