Word: franco
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agent in Europe, had criticized the French for protecting hoodlums running the drug traffic in France. The French stiffly replied that the U.S. is looking for a scapegoat on which to blame its narcotics problems; they take credit for the fact that Cusack was recalled last week. Despite a Franco-American treaty on narcotics law enforcement, French officials have so far refused to extradite Fournier. They also appeared unwilling to prosecute him in France on the basis of De Louette's confession, so Stern sought indictments from a U.S. Federal grand jury...
Soon after the trip was announced, Moscow began maneuvering for a Franco-Russian treaty of friendship. Pompidou politely demurred, agreeing instead on an economic agreement under which trade will double to nearly $1 billion by 1976. It also calls on state-owned Renault to provide $222 million in technical assistance and equipment for the $1.2 billion Soviet truck plant on the Kama River; Moscow had tried unsuccessfully to get Ford, Mack Truck and Daimler-Benz to help...
...only courses for credit at Harvard which includes some practical work in the theatre. (The others are: George Hamlin's freshman seminar in acting, William Alfred's course in writing plays, and a Vis Stud seminar-workshop in design for the stage given by Franco Colavecchia...
Beyond, or below, the reach of Stigwood and MCA, the cash and carrying on over Jesus as an exploitable product continues briskly. Declaring that romantic films are through for now, Italian Director Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet] has just announced that he is planning what he calls a "factual" film, to be called The Assassination of Christ. "This decade should be one of spiritual awakening," continues Zeffirelli, "not even a movie director should ignore it." Among those not ignoring it are the Pop and head shops offering Jesus Christ jockey shorts. And for the ladies: Jesus Christ bikinis. A radio...
...Thus many Spaniards feel uneasy about the impending change in government. Franco has at least been able to hold all of Spain's diverse factions together. There is no guarantee that his successor will be able to do the same...