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...survey discovered a drop in the percentage of people whose greatest national concern is relations with the Soviet Union: 35%, down from 51% last December. Half of those polled think that Reagan has emphasized expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal rather than stressing negotiations on nuclear disarmament. A resounding 69% felt the President's emphasis should instead be on disarmament. Yet Americans are cynical about any change for the better. According to the poll, 55% think that the Soviets would not adhere to an arms-control agreement...
...issue is not the overall balance of the program," he wrote in a letter to Board Chairman Stuart Young, "but the opportunity [for the terrorists] to boost the morale of their supporters." After a turbulent seven-hour session during which it viewed the film, the board decided to drop the documentary. Said Thatcher: "I'm very pleased." Young, however, denied that the board had succumbed to government pressure...
...birthplace to earn another degree, this time in drama. Wong emigrated to Australia in 1997, enrolling in a fashion design course at an East Sydney college. But this time, further studies were superfluous - his teacher thought him so talented (and over-qualified) that she advised him to drop out and head straight into the rag trade. He took her advice, and started his own label. By 2000, he was representing Australia at Hong Kong Fashion Week, his audience instantly recognizing the rich, oriental-style fabrics and Chinese opera motifs that inspire some of his work. HIGH TEA WITH...
...birthplace to earn another degree, this time in drama. Wong emigrated to Australia in 1997, enrolling in a fashion design course at an East Sydney college. But this time, further studies were superfluous-his teacher thought him so talented (and over-qualified) that she advised him to drop out and head straight into the rag trade. He took her advice, and started his own label. By 2000, he was representing Australia at Hong Kong Fashion Week, his audience instantly recognizing the rich, oriental-style fabrics and Chinese opera motifs that inspire some of his work...
...writer/director Elaine May (former comedy partner of director Mike Nichols) asked this question while inspired by the corruption of mid-’70s New York City—the ’75 Daily News headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” showed that even the federal government had given up hope on the cesspool the city had become. Coated in a mob-thriller plot and realist filming techniques, this exploration of the nature of friendship continues to be relevant, amusing, and heartbreaking almost 30 years later...