Word: forsberg
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...case of TWA 840, most activity focused on freeing two Israeli passengers who were detained in Damascus. The U.S. brought diplomatic pressure on Syria, and TWA President F. C. Wiser Jr. personally flew to Damascus. The most dramatic gesture came from Ola Forsberg, president of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations, whose 44,000 members fly for nearly all of the non-Communist world's airlines. Unless the Israelis were freed, Forsberg promised to call, with two weeks' notice, a 24-hour global strike. There is some question whether the members would authorize a strike, however...
PROTESTANT AND ORTHODOX CENTER. For an eloquent little film called Parable, Writer-Director Rolf Forsberg chose a setting much like the fair itself. A sad-eyed clown in whiteface trails behind a circus troupe, collects a host of friends and a slew of enemies. Finally, when he frees some human puppets from their cruel manipulator, he is symbolically crucified...
PROTESTANT AND ORTHODOX CENTER. For a wordless but eloquent little film called Parable, Writer-Director Rolf Forsberg chose a setting much like the fair itself. A sad-eyed clown in whiteface trails behind a circus troupe, collects a host of friends and a slew of enemies. Finally, when he frees some human puppets from their cruel manipulator and takes their place, he is slain. Forsberg's film is thoughtful and beautifully handled...
Question of Taste. Discontent has dogged the project ever since the film-scripted by Rolf Forsberg, who is, of all things, a practicing Buddhist-was started. Two members of the pavilion's steering committee resigned in protest over the "sacrilegious and improper" portrayal. Last week Fair President Robert Moses, whose eye seems to be on every sparrow of impropriety, asked that the film be withdrawn, saying that he and his staff have grave doubts about the "good taste and validity of the film presenting Jesus as a clown...