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...impassioned Gypsy dancer, Nastase came from behind to defeat Arthur Ashe of Richmond 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 and win the U.S. Open championship. His reward: a check for $25,000 and a stylish Pinto station wagon that should be the talk of Bucharest...
...than enthusiastic about his behavior, no one denies his talent. "Ilie's best shot," says Ashe, "is his athletic ability. He's so fast with his feet and hands." Nastase, the son of a bank cashier, began to display that ability at the age of eight on Bucharest's slow clay courts. As his career soared he teamed with glowering Ion Tiriac to make Rumania a formidable threat* in big-league tennis. Before last week, Nastase was acknowledged as the world's best on clay. His victory over Ashe-coupled with his close battle against...
...cited Fidel Castro's impending Rumanian tour in late May and the need to prepare for a party conference coming up in July, but the Japanese are unconvinced. They suspect that Ceausescu, who talked to a dissident Japanese politician in Bucharest early last month, simply decided that it would be better to wait and deal later with whoever succeeds lame duck Premier Eisaku Sato...
...Japanese also detect the hand of the Chinese in the affair. Just before the cancellation, a high Rumanian party official named Emil Bodnaras returned to Bucharest from a visit to Peking. Reportedly he brought word of a deep Chinese suspicion that Sato would try to score some points in Japanese domestic politics by getting Ceausescu to act as his go-between in Peking, which has turned aside Sato's efforts to improve Sino-Japanese relations. The result has been ill feeling in Tokyo, embarrassment in Bucharest, and no doubt satisfaction in Peking...
When they invited her to Bucharest, Rumanian diplomats had explained that President Ceauşescu had had a promising conversation with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a recent visit to Cairo-and wanted to share his thoughts with Mrs. Meir. But after Ceauşescu and Mrs. Meir talked twice for a total of nine hours, aides strove to convey the impression that there was less to the meetings than met the eye. The conversation was said to be largely exploratory, as Mrs. Meir pressed for direct talks with Egypt and Ceauşescu avoided any role as mediator. Still...