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...Moscow have told journalists who want to transmit footage back home via the center's facilities that any film will be rejected if it strays even slightly from the subject of sports. The first victim of this policy was Klaus Bednarz, a correspondent for the West German network ARD. His report, titled The Olympics and Propaganda, was turned down flat by officials, so he had to send it by air freight...
Tomorrow's Olympic line-up will showcase American speed skater Eric Heiden, going for his third gold medal in the 1000-meter race. The third gold will equal the Olympic men's speed skating record last matched by Ard Schenk of the Netherlands...
Carter's expression of urgency came none too soon for congressional leaders. G.O.P. Presidential Hopeful How ard Baker told Carter that the whole matter "should have been dealt with by now." Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Frank Church declared that "the Senate will require a certification by the President that Soviet combat forces are no longer deployed in Cuba, if the way is to be cleared for consideration of SALT." New York Senator Jacob Javits, senior Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, was calmer. Said he: "I don't believe this issue ought to be blown up into some...
Thirsty to hear French but a bit rusty, audiences tend to turn up at the theater sensibly bearing the original text or Rich ard Wilbur's fine translation. To help with the language barrier, the Comédie offers headsets and simultaneous translations into serviceable though clubfooted English prose. The effect is a bit like watching a movie under water. Anyone who possibly can should read the play in French beforehand, then sit back and let the long lines roll down the centuries and over...
Quintet's grave tone notwithstanding, the dialogue is often so uplifting and epigram matic that it could almost be set to a Rich ard Rodgers score...