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...lights on Broadway glow a little brighter now that one of the master funnymen of the age is back. When Victor Borge delivers a line, the words seem to selfdestruct. He swallows them between hilariously elongated pauses and then utters small, satisfied, digestive burps. At the grand piano he can make his fingers seem all toes, or wings. The timing is impeccable, the professionalism unflawed. One never knows whether he regards his props - the microphone, the piano, the piano bench - as allies or enemies...
Although the vote is a definite set-back for those who want to protect Cambridge's low- and middle-income residents, it has a brighter side. It further clarifies the choice voters will have in next month's city election...
Values Conservatives believe society can impose an official set of virtues-such as, talent should be rewarded, or the brighter people deserve more goods. That is a preposterous notion. Why should intelligence be officially superior to any other virtue-color, rhythm or kindness, for example? Obviously, people are not the same. But society should not make pre-judgments like "the intelligent life is the morally superior life...
...federal Agency for Consumer Advocacy have never had easy going. Since 1970, bills to create such a watchdog have passed the House or Senate several times, only to wither in conference committees or under threat of a presidential veto. But persistence pays. Last week the future suddenly seemed brighter when President Carter, fulfilling a campaign promise, called for setting up a federal body to guard consumer interests...
...things look brighter for the Cambridge contingent this time around. The squad took nine of 15 matches this winter for its best record since 1972, and three of this year's grapplers have at least a chance of nabbing a place in the top three...