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...System. Kuznetsov seems refreshingly careless about which official toes he steps on, and there is hardly a stereotyped opinion-or character-in the book on either side. His grandfather is pictured as first looking forward to the Nazi reign with something like enthusiasm, since he had never forgiven the Communists for robbing him "of his dream of getting rich" as "an entrepreneur." And although hatred for the Germans seethes through nearly every page, Kuznetsov also renders faithfully the few encounters with Germans who showed him or his family any kindness...
...Perhaps Playwright Barbara Garson should be forgiven for the tasteless liberties she has taken in MacBird [March 3]: she has reminded us that we are lucky to be living in a country where such liberties are generously permitted...
...stage presence seemed a little mannered, Jacqueline Du Pré could be forgiven. She is only 22, and her exuberance is part of her considerable talent. Her musicianship is anything but immature, however. Her sound is rich and round, her technique impeccable, and her sweeping phrases captivating. She has been compared by some critics to the late great Portuguese cellist Guilhermina Suggia and even Pablo Casals. That may be premature-but only somewhat...
...Republican is a Republican, as far as I'm concerned." Because it was not ever thus, Goldwater fans greeted Romney in Phoenix with signs reading ROMNEY WOULD RATHER SWITCH THAN FIGHT and REAGAN FOR PRESIDENT. Goldwater, who was conveniently in Washington, said there that he still had not forgiven Romney for his 1964 defection. "I don't know whether I ever can," Goldwater added, but he promised to support Romney if he wins the nomination...
...255th reigning monarch of Ethiopia. Haile Selassie I, is a lonely man. At 74, he has outlived his wife, who died in 1962, and four of his six children. His son, Crown Prince Asfa Wossen, disappointed his father by cooperating in a 1960 coup attempt and, though since forgiven, enjoys little rapport with the Emperor. Indeed, there are few even in the palace circle who can remember when the Emperor was Tafari Makonnen, the young regent to his empress aunt, who took the throne in 1916 when Nicholas II still reigned as Czar of Russia and Lyndon Johnson...