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Staff Writer Patricia Blake, who wrote the story, is familiar with dissidence. A lifelong student of Russian literature and politics, she was the author of our cover story on the most famous dissenter of all, Alexander Solzhenitsyn (Feb. 25, 1974). "I found what Sakharov told Marsh Clark particularly moving," she says. "He breathes compassion...
...casual than they appeared to be. Before going public with them, he had outlined them in greater detail to Soviet -Ambassador Anatoli Dobrynin. An unusually nervous and perspiring Dobrynin had discussed a wide range of Soviet-American issues with Carter in the Oval Office for nearly an hour on Feb...
...arrested Dissident Alexander Ginzburg in a telephone booth. Hours later the Kremlin ordered the expulsion of George Krimsky, a Russian-speaking American reporter for the Associated Press who had been zealous in covering dissident activities. In swift retaliation, the U.S. State Department deported a Washington-based Tass correspondent (TIME, Feb. 14). This brought a response with a touch of Soviet surrealism worthy of Orwell or even Lewis Carroll. The Russians denounced the U.S. for failure to adhere to the provisions of the Helsinki agreement...
Regarding the legality of ringing the Memorial Church bells (Crimson, Feb. 10): The crux of the issue isn't illegality nearly so much as it is the disappointing lack of respect for the peace of mind of those students living near the church. The Memorial Church bells ring 6 days a week (including Saturday) at 8:40 a.m. Since the bells ring for 5 consecutive minutes, those of us with bedrooms facing the church must get up by that time whether we want to or not. Especially on Saturdays it does not seem unreasonable to want to sleep past...
...seems only yesterday that she was a mere princess, but the British are getting ready to mark the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen ascended the throne Feb. 6, 1952, and official portraits of the royal family were released last week to mark the date. The main festivities, however, will take place in June because, explains a palace spokesman, "February is no time to conduct a celebration." The summer jubilee events will include parades, river pageants, bonfires and visits by the Queen to nearly every corner of the British Isles. The British Tourist Authority has issued...