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...Shapiro is afflicted with a temperament suited less to a religious zealot than to a retrograde cab driver. In Jerusalem, the bitter, aging monologuist recalls his days in America. There, "as in Sodom, the perpetrator went free and the witness rotted in jail. And all this was done in the name of liberalism." Argues Shapiro: "When a man sleeps with a modern woman, he actually gets into bed with all her lovers. That's why there are so many homosexuals today...
Khonkar is one of the thousands of Saudis who have gone into business to take part in the oil-sparked economic boom. He started in 1969 as an importer of building materials. Two years ago, he and some other investors formed their own cab company with several white Chevrolets. But the American cars, says Khonkar, broke down too often. The London cabs have also had problems. Example: the plastic tips of the speedometer cables melted in the heat. Nonetheless, the British imports stand up better than the American ones. Says Khonkar: "They make a very good impression with visitors...
Driver José Antonio Blandón, 28, was concentrating on potholes when a band of perhaps 50 armed men suddenly appeared in front of his Chevrolet pickup. As Blandón and two others in the cab ducked under the dashboard, rifle shots rang out for what seemed to them to be several minutes. After the firing stopped, a contra peered into the cab. He ordered the three men to get out and, some minutes later, to carry two passengers, an injured woman and her six-month-old daughter, to a nearby house. Once inside, the woman died...
...exodus is evident throughout the U.S. Airline and travel-agency telephones have been buzz busy since early spring. Airports are crowded not only with departing tourists but with the homecomers as well, who often face wearisome waits for Customs clearance. Even cab drivers, taking Europe-bound passengers to the airport, share details of the trips they have already made this year or plan to. Owners of French and Italian restaurants find that many of their patrons have deserted them for restaurants in France and Italy; Los Angeles Restaurateur Paul Bruggemans, eyeing his semi-deserted Le St. Germain, says, "Europe...
Bowie arrives in North America this week. First stop, Canada. Then, in mid-July, on to the States. Tickets for the two Los Angeles concerts sold out in 90 minutes. In New York, you have a better chance of hailing a cab driver who looks like Ziggy Stardust than getting two seats at Madison Square Garden for the original's own gigs on July...