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...Soviets blanked Canada 4-0 despite being tested for the first time at the games. And the Czech team posted its third shutout of the Olympics and second in a tow by shackling Sweden...
...composer needs to be more careful about prosody: misplaced accents make some lines sound as if they were translated from Czech. He also overuses the device of building scenes from a solo or duet into a chorus. But MacDermot's invention, which puts unexpected topspin on his melodies, his deft handling of a small pit orchestra and, at bottom, his appealing portrayal of homey virtues all add up to an evening that stubbornly sticks in the memory's ear. Which, of course, is what real operas are supposed to do. -By Michael Walsh
...Communist Party newspaper Pravda added no commentary of its own in reporting the statements by the Soviet Defense Ministry and the East German and Czech governments Monday night that "preparatory work is being started for depolyment of missile complexes of operation-tactical designation...
...five minutes before noon on the fatal day, with German troops actually in motion toward the Czech border which they were to cross at 2 p.m., Il Duce in Rome rang up Chancellor Hitler at Berlin and they talked for 45 minutes. The Führer had received that morning a second appeal for peace from President Roosevelt...
...State Department to help smooth rocky relations between Haig and the White House staff, Clark came to Washington. His confirmation hearing was a debacle. As background in foreign affairs he listed his work as a young lawyer for a Salzburg ski-binding company, his wife's Czech origins and the education of his children in Germany. At one point, when Democratic Senator John Glenn asked for his views on official recognition of Taiwan, the Judge answered, "I think it could be very dangerous for me to have a personal opinion in this...