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These acrobatic poses seem best-suited to the humorous, thematic dances in the program. The performance begins with Anaendrom which, as the title suggests, parodies a futuristic society. The music is eerie and electronic, reminiscent of something from the Outer Limits. As the curtain rises, one dancer lies lifeless on...
During his three-month stay on the small Aegean island of Kea, George Papadopoulos, former head of the Greek military dictatorship that was toppled last July, became obsessed with a fanciful scenario. "We will be granted amnesty," Papadopoulos would tell the four junta leaders who shared his exile. "We will...
The Soviet action also heightened worldwide speculation that yet another victim may be the man who, on the Soviet side, initiated, nurtured and negotiated the trade accord in the first place: Leonid Brezhnev. Top government officials in Washington and in European capitals continued to dismiss rumors of an impending Kremlin...
New Life. Nonetheless, Stonehouse could have died a natural death at sea, although local residents say that the tides eventually wash up the bodies of those who drown. Virtually all of his associates rule out the possibility of suicide on the grounds that he was too optimistic and self-assured...
But the other major decision of the Kansas City convention suggests that a comparison to the Popular Front of the '30s is more than fanciful. The convention came out for wage, price, and profit controls--it's not a particularly radical proposal, and a lot of delegates said they just...