Word: clearings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Only a progressive Pope, he says, will restore the necessary "optimism and confidence." Kenneth Baker, editor of the conservative Homiletic and Pastoral Review, pleads the opposite: "We need a Pope who overcomes the confusion over what it means to be a Catholic. The seminaries are a shambles. We need clear directives about what the church stands for, clear lines for dissent." Baker and McBrien agree that a middle-of-the-roader will only enhance drift and decline...
...anything but fume. When Clarisse finally explodes in rage at Teddy after his rape threat and demands that Richard stop him, Richard can only mutter that he might do something if she were raped. Their bond is shattered by the end of the play, as Clarisse makes it clear that she will be free of Richard's now groundless domination...
...Gang films. After all, squids perched atop the suddenly toupee-less head of a middle-aged man are not necessarily funny. Nor is the scene in which a couple dickers with a sleazy film producer over a role in a pornographic film. As the scene unfolds, it becomes clear that the female in the dirty movie will have to, er, "do it with a monkey." But surprise, kids, the couple agrees to the contract, and the twist is revealed; the woman won't be in the film, rather, the actress will be their ten-year-old daughter. You could split...
...After years of hostility, both South Africa and the militant South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) agreed to let the United Nations oversee the transition to independence of Namibia (South West Africa). But as events unfolded in the Venezuela-sized, mineral-rich territory last week, it became clear that much more patience and diplomacy will be needed, before South Africa relinquishes control over the land It has ruled since 1919 under an international mandate, that the U.N. revoked in 1966. As a U.S. official warned last week: "Things could always go wrong...
...signboard assault made clear that Tory Leader Margaret Thatcher intends to make much of Britain's unemployment rate, now at 5.6% and rising. The Tories are heavily banking on polls showing that Britons, for the first time in a decade, appear to be more worried about joblessness than inflation. To be sure, the Conservatives will also hit hard on the theme that consumer prices have doubled after four years of Labor government. Meanwhile, the prim Mrs. Thatcher will keep up the brisk ideological tone she has given to Conservative policy since she took over as leader in 1975. Says...