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Indian in the Cupboard, a joint Paramount and Columbia Pictures release, is this summer's attempt to challenge the superhero-dominated children's entertainment of the summer with some old-fashioned, whole-some fun. Unfortunately, it just doesn't deliver what it promises...
...Haiti too politicians agreed something was amiss. Sixteen of the nation's political parties petitioned for the election's annulment, forcing Aristide to call two meetings last week in an attempt to salvage the result. In the meantime, he has other problems. Using his nickname, a sign outside the National Palace asks a common question: "Titid, where is the job you promised?" The Haitians do not even have the expertise to spend the aid they have been offered in ways that foreign lenders approve, so most of the money sits idle. The justice system is such a shambles that...
...Kirov's best ballerina is still Altynai Asylmuratova, 34. In personal beauty and musicality, she is exquisitely refined, but she dances with a boldness that is thrilling. From the moment she leaps onstage, there is no question that this supernatural bird will conquer the evil sorcerer. No mannerisms, no attempt to extract fire out of ice. Many ballerinas have a grand attack. Asylmuratova has magic...
Having lost all the oxygen of the command module, the crew must resort to using the oxygen of the lunar module, which would have taken Lovell and Haise to the moon's surface. To conserve power after shutting down two fuel cells (in an attempt to stop the loss of oxygen), the crew is forced to suffer through near-freezing temperatures. And because their main engine is damaged, the astronauts are forced to use the engine of the lunar module's descent stage to maneuver back to earth...
Fresh from a badly-needed leadership victory Tuesday, British Prime Minister John Major shook up his Cabinet to present a new and -- he hopes -- more appealing face to disenchanted voters. "It's really yet another attempt of his to draw a line in the sand, and a way for the Conservatives to prepare for the 1997 election," says TIME'sBarry Hillenbrand. Surprisingly, he reports, Major gave little to the right-wing antagonists and foes of European economic integration who prompted him to call for Tuesday's risky vote in the first place. Only one far-right rival, Michael Portillo...