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...funny and sparely written example of that familiar genre, the satiric comedy of Jewish urban life. Stations is far more ambitious, and if it fails at last-too heavy, too short to teach the reader the symbols, and yet sometimes too obvious-it is more arresting than the bland small successes that are published by the dozen each week...
...most other issues, however, the 14-page party manifesto issued two weeks ago falls disappointingly short of its slogan, "Think for Yourself - Vote Liberal." Indeed, on such divisive questions as restricting colored immigration and tying industrial wages to productivity, the Liberal position is virtually indistinguishable from the calculatedly bland pronouncements of both major parties...
...private talks, Leoni made it clear that the major disequilibrium concerning him was Communist subversion around the hemisphere, and that Venezuela is disturbed by French trade with Cuba. The joint communiqué was limited to bland assurances of mutual esteem and wishes for world peace. French loans for Venezuelan development? There was little talk of that. "They need experts more than money," sniffed one high-ranking Gaullist...
...outsider might have been forgiven for thinking that the sudden spate of problems constituted a severe blow to the new Prime Minister's prestige and a considerable test of his strength. They did, up to a point. But Shastri took the attacks with bland equanimity, explaining that there was no point in getting overexcited-or even in shouting back at his foes. "Democracy would break down if we started shouting from the benches," he shrugged...
Eisenhower: I have had many talks with Barry Goldwater. He plans to release a statement today that should erase all doubts any of us may have had about him. I assure you it is not a bland one, but a strong one. Let's bare our souls today and get down to meaningful issues...