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...collection that turns the fables-and fits the movement The story of Cinderella, which appeared in 9th century China, has been buffeted for ages by friend and foe alike...
Among the Monumbos of German New Guinea anyone who has slain a foe in war becomes thereby "unclean "... [He] must remain a long time in the men's clubhouse . .. He may touch nobody, not even his own wife and children; if he were to touch them it is believed that they would be covered with sores. He becomes clean again by washing and using other modes of purification...
Scene 3: Michel Poniatowski, the corpulent former minister of the interior known to friend and foe alike as "Ponia," was taking part in a televised debate before the legislative elections. As defeated president Valery Giscard d'Estaing's confident "political hitman," Ponia is not popular. When he affirmed, "Giscard is now France's only hope; the Socialist project is doomed to failure," his discourse was punctuated by loud laughter and catcalls from the audience; debate moderator Jean-Marie Cavada asked for silence. Ponia struggled on, but Cavada interrupted with more election results to announce. "I have the figures from former...
...Torture, exile under brutal conditions, harsh emigration restrictions, disappearances and other abuses are reprehensible whether committed by friend, foe or neutral." I also said that human freedom and dignity today are most seriously violated by the Soviet Union...
...election, some polls showed Likud in the lead, 39% to 32%, but others called the race virtually even. Trying to pick up the large number of undecided votes, Peres offered the post of Defense Minister in his shadow cabinet to former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a longtime foe...