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...synagogue bombing struck a raw, guilt-strained nerve in France, which has a history of anti-Semitism stretching back to the Enlightenment and including a virulent flare-up during the Depression. Still painful are memories of the German Occupation, when the Vichy regime helped the Nazis send 85,000 Jews to death camps. Rue Copernic made Frenchmen wonder whether violence was once again becoming a factor in their political life, especially since it closely followed explosions set off by right-wing terrorists at the Bologna train station (84 dead, 160 injured) and Munich's Oktoberfest (13 dead, 215 injured...
...Shah dead, but the Iranian Parliament at last had convened; Washington had hoped that that body would resolve the hostage issue quickly so that it could concentrate on Iran's critical domestic problems. Said a Carter Administration official: "We have been avoiding any actions that would flare up emotions in Tehran against the U.S. Now all of a sudden you've got mobs outside the U.S. embassy again...
...current theory holds that MS is caused by a slow-acting virus that lies latent in the body for years before its first symptoms appear. These may disappear for as long as 30 years and then flare up once again, or they can disappear forever after one bout...
...outstanding union contracts satisfactorily settled for a three-year period. Powers can lean back and take a labor breather for the time being. Neither the unions nor the administration, however, display an air of complacency; recent history has provided ample examples of how quickly disputes can flare, especially in a time of economic stress. Powers, for one, does not mind being on guard; he says he has seen so many disagreements in his stay at Harvard that he describes himself as jaded. "I prefer a business-like relationship," he says. "Good labor relations is our goal, but sometimes, there...
...blessing and the mystery of Wise Blood is that it deftly avoids any established category. It is weird. Huston paces his film like a front porch tale-teller sliding through the story with a quiet drawl but leaps out of his rocker to flare with hellfire often enough to keep us nervous, wide-eyed and fascinated...