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Convinced that the entire network was in the R.C.M.P.'S noose, the government last week summoned Soviet Ambassador Alexander Yakovlev to the Department of External Affairs. He was told that Canada had "irrefutable evidence" of the caper. Yakovlev was handed a stern protest and coldly informed that eleven of his colleagues were being kicked out of Canada; two others, in Moscow on leave, would not be allowed to return...
...perspectives of history, the mad have not been out of sight for very long. As recently as 1800, they were tourist attractions. Every Sunday thousands of paying visitors would go to watch them caper and babble in Bethlehem Hospital ("Bedlam") in London or the Bicetre in Paris. In the 19th century, philanthropy suppressed that, and shame closed the asylums to view, so that insanity was not only confined but also hidden. Our own culture, despite its vast interest in neurosis, has not been able to forgive its madmen their lunacy. Thus the last taboo subject for photography...
...business. Those who file Guamian returns would be rewarded with a 75% tax rebate. Says Senator Edward Calvo, the tax code's author: "Once the multinationals hear about this, our budget worries are over." Well, not really. Federal lawyers are sure to challenge the great Guamian tax caper...
Bergland says that he intends to "ask the Soviets to be more precise in the future about their gram requirements." He adds: "They don't always tell us exactly what their needs are." Evidently. But no major damage seems to have been done by the latest Soviet caper in the gram markets. This time the Kremlin does not stand to make as big a killing on its U.S. purchases, because they are not subsidized by the Government. The Russians will pay for their grain in cash at prices agreed to at the time of purchase. Yet their savings could...
Then the league-leaders started to settle down. A successful caper by signal-caller Bob Rizzo, and a short burst into line gave Yale a first down at mid-field. Six powerful runs later, it was first and ten at the Crimson 12-yard line...