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...self-serving, don't you think? Even if it permitted a brief discussion of why the Ibis (that mangy, stuffed acromegalic pigeon) is such a perfect symbol for the boys and girls of the Castle. Even if it justified itself with a sociological explanation of why the Lampoon-Crimson feud has petered...
...bristles at the mere mention of it. "It's a step backward," says Owens. "I think it's extremely unfortunate for people to think about soaring and hang-gliding in the same context. It's like comparing the Soap Box Derby to the Indianapolis 500." The feud is particularly sharp at Torrey Pines, where all hands compete for precious air space in one of the country's best-known updrafts. Even the most adamant partisans, however, seem willing to glide and let glide in the common pursuit of lift...
...alcoholic actress and an attempted rape of a Lolita-like minor). But in next month's installment the pair will really get to shuck the corn. They will return to Jim my's home town in West Virginia to defend a man accused of committing a blood-feud murder with a muzzle-loading rifle...
...Europeans, it had almost come down to a choice between Arab and Jew, and either way, Europe was serving as an arena for the conflict. That hardly made it any choice at all, since most Europeans no doubt rightly felt that they were unjustly ensnarled in a blood feud. But Washington officially came down on the side of Israel. President Nixon consoled Kreisky for having to face "a painful decision," then added: "We simply cannot have governments-small or large-give in to international blackmail by terrorist groups...
...sudden thing. They first met during the 1968 campaign, when Reston arranged an interview between the candidate and Times editors. After Agnew began his attacks on the press a year later, Reston recalls, "I went to see him and I said, I've never had a feud with anybody in Washington in 30 years. I don't believe in feuds. I think it is our responsibility to stay in touch with people who have authority in the Government...