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Throughout the campaign, some of Carter's political opponents have tried to depict him as a closet racist-one whose sensitivity to black causes coincided with the development of his political ambitions. The major chinks in Carter's armor...
Beirut radio periodically rebroadcast the general's announcement, which was dubbed Communiqué No. 1. The message was ignored by President Franjieh, who remained safe inside his presidential palace at Baabda, on a hill overlooking the capital. The 150-man presidential guard, reinforced with armor units, was on alert and patrolled the grounds. "I am staying on to defend legality and legitimacy," Franjieh announced. "There are three conditions for vacating the presidency: resignation, death or dismissal by Parliament. None of these exist...
Walker might be stronger if he had not made such extravagant claims for himself. Says Congressman Abner Mikva, who has not endorsed either candidate: "When you blow your horn as often and as loud as Walker has, people start expecting a knight in shining armor." Walker indicated he would cut the state budget; instead, it increased from $7.6 billion when he took office in 1973 to a projected $9.9 billion for fiscal 1977. He pledged an immaculately clean government, but a huge Medicaid scandal has shaken his administration (TIME, Feb. 23). He said he would end patronage abuses...
Antic Hell. Imagine the two codgers' surprise when Joan of Arc (Nancy Snyder) arrives in blazing armor with sword and pennant at the ready. She tells them that her mission is to recruit two of every species, including them, for a spaceship trip to heaven. After that, all antic hell breaks loose. Instant magic occurs: appearances and disappearances, deaths, resurrections, changes of identity, autokinetic kitchen utensils and finally Joan's celestial levitation. Director Marshall W. Mason moves all the UFOs and the splendid cast at a rocketing pace. The words are manic-puns, syllogisms, answer-and-question games...
...M.P.L.A. also recaptured the important road junction of Caxito, northeast of Luanda, and was closing in on the coastal city of Ambriz, which has been a vital supply center for the F.N.L.A. At the same time, the northward thrust of a combined F.N.L.A.-UNITA force, spearheaded by mechanized armor, was stopped along the coast, 150 miles south of Luanda. Slowed by heavy rains that have turned dirt roads to quagmires, those forces are now giving ground...