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...British cemeteries seem cozier, with rows of flowers and bushes along the lines of gravestones. Farther inland at Orglandes, the German cemetery is resolutely austere; its 10,152 graves are marked with blunt crosses of lavender-flecked gray granite. Few tourists come to the German cemetery, but those who do often feel compelled to write a comment in the visitors' book at the entrance. A German wrote, "Nie wieder" (never again), and the same message is repeated, page after page, in French and English...
...sniper attacked children at a Los Angeles elementary school. But the Times has room for individual stars. Interestingly, for a paper with a heritage of partisan Republicanism, some of them are candidly liberal. Washington Bureau Chief Jack Nelson leads a savvy staff; Editorial Cartoonist Paul Conrad is a blunt critic of U.S. foreign policy...
...verbalize his thoughts or emotions, the cast relies extensively on token gestures and allusions to convey its message. Sometimes, in the case of the blasting air-raid siren, the allusions are subtle: other times, as in the case of the returning paraplegic soldier from war, the statements are more blunt. In virtually every instance, however, the director weaves this type of commentary skillfully and creatively into the central dance scenes, enabling the film to maintain an artistic symmetry. Even the scenes fraught with tension--potentially sore appendages to an otherwised highly synchronized and well-choreographed production--have an almost rhythmical...
...lengthy front-page story that resulted made melancholy reading, but was commendable for its candor. Winans may not have profited from the leaks, but a free-spending colleague, David J. Carpenter, who worked at the Journal for 18 months, might have. The Journal report was remarkably blunt: "The two are lovers . . . They live together, and Mr. Winans wears a gold ring given to him by Mr. Carpenter...
Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado visited Brasilia last week to confer with his Brazilian counterpart, Joào Figueiredo. The two leaders had some blunt words for their creditors. Figueiredo complained of high interest rates that "threaten to perpetuate our foreign debt problems." De la Madrid said, with much justification, that Latin America could not boost exports enough to pay its debts if creditor countries erected "ever increasing protectionist measures" against imports from the developing nations. The day before De la Madrid spoke, the Reagan Administration announced a cutback in the number of products allowed to enter...