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...force. Says Breslauer: "There is a feeling in the Soviet Establishment that the system is grinding down and that the Soviet Union now needs a strong man to take charge." Though Breslauer, like most Sovietologists, does not anticipate a wave of neo-Stalinism, he believes that Andropov could easily exploit the prevailing mood. "He has 15 years of experience in the KGB, and his role in helping crush the Hungarian uprising is seen as an accomplishment. Andropov seems to have the capacity for the kind of decisive leadership the Soviet Union is looking...
BARBAROSA IS THUS NOT so much about these two men as about the legend that engulfs them both. Barbarosa, having escaped from the grave of his enemies by playing dead, goes back to the Zabala household. Inside they are already singing songs of his latest exploit, renewing the legend with their soleman incantations to kill him Barbarosa's smile belies his rapt attention, his pleasure at playing the role of mythical phoenix of the desert: in truth he thrives on the menacing proximity of the Zabalas...
...political philosophy conservative to the letter, and is expected to spend upwards of $10 million pursuing the Governor's spot. Lehrman backs the death penalty, has accused Cuomo of being soft on crime, and campaigns on a program to bring "supplyside economics" to New York. Cuomo seeks to exploit Lehrman's image as an ideologue with no proven record in public service; his ads stress that as Lieutenant Governor, he has "experience money...
...rather stern-looking representation of an Indian with a small headdress. In 1974, after protests from Indians at Dartmouth. President Kemeny dropped the Indian symbol and changed the team name to "Dartmouth Big Green." The controversy, however, still continues about the college symbol, and the Review is able to exploit this financially, through the sale of Indian symbol patches, canes, doormats, and caps...
There is nothing wrong with loving nature. The trouble is that in the commercial rush to exploit this popular sentiment the notion of what is natural is getting stretched absurdly out of shape. It is even possible these days to see references to colors called natural vinyl and natural nylon. Considering nature's own glaring penchant for diverse and gaudy colors, it is illogical that any anemic shade should be called (as convention calls it) natural. And it is preposterous to put that label on synthetic stuff. If man-made plastics possess a natural color, then it is fair...