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Perspective was the least of their worries, since a ubiquitous point of view often enhanced the absurdity of all too human situations. A king, stabbed by his son, can be seen dying in silence so as not to disturb his sleeping wife. And seduction scenes often show spying observers as well as oblivious lovers. Understandably, in time miniature painting became less illustration than a literature in itself, uncommonly rich in innuendo. Its message to modern men seems simply that the message need not be writ large to be a source of a thousand and one delights...
...this year, sales are up 38% over the same period of 1966-although Katz would be the first to admit that this figure means little, since 90% of his annual business derives from the American penchant for placing prettily wrapped presents beneath the Christmas tree. This fact does not disturb Katz in the least. He is rather happy about the seasonal nature of his enterprise-knowing full well that on Dec. 25 almost all his annual output will be torn to shreds as Americans open their Christmas presents and create a brand-new market...
...prospect of losing the 720-sq.-mi. island with its depressed sugar industry, chronic unemployment and dangerous racial tensions does not disturb Britain. But just when it will actually be rid of Mauritius' problems is uncertain. The main opposition to independence comes from a flamboyant mulatto attorney, Gaetan ("King Creole") Duval, 35, whose Parti Mauricien Social Democrate won the other 27 seats...
...weeks since it seized power, the new military government of Greece has, at one time or another, turned thumbs down on miniskirts, radio transmitters, football games, beards, Beatle haircuts, indigent tourists and fireworks. Now the junta is considering theater. Banned are all performances that might "disturb public order, promote subversive theories, discredit the Greek nation or tourism, offend the Christian faith, the King or the government, undermine the people's social traditions, or harm the esthetic advance of the people-particularly youth...
...VIDA's first moves was to organize a march on city hall to protest the lack of bus service in one of Laredo's outlying barrios. Local people from the neighborhood were enthusiastic about the project, but apparently poverty program officials feared it might disturb their delicate relationship with City Hall. VIDA members report that, when the march was about to begin, rumors were circulated that the mayor would not receive the marchers, that some of the VIDA's were planning to make the demonstration violent, and that the neighborhood might lose a planned government housing project if the march...