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What powers America and the Soviets do have lie largely in influence, but that too is limited. The glorious clash of ideologies that characterized U.S.-Soviet relations in the 1950s, no matter how wistfully zealots recall it, has evolved into a prosaic contest on practical grounds: inventories of weapons, competitions for the hearts and minds of countries going broke. Yet our opposition to the Soviets remains serious and abiding. The Soviet view of the state and the people creates an institutionalized barbarism that Americans logically must oppose; and the Soviet leaders, if they are to hold on to what they...
...past fall, millions of consumers rushed to the auto showrooms to take advantage of cut-rate financing offers. "They won't head for the hills now, but they will pull in their horns a little," said Heller. This season's Christmas receipts are expected to be good but not glorious; last week the Commerce Department announced that retail sales in November posted a .5% gain over the previous month...
When a single "Amen" requires the sopranos to sing 22 notes, he has the other sections pause to savor the glorious sound that their voices will support. And always he implores, "Listen to each other. Listen for the blend...
Near-amateur enthusiasts can provide valuable books on aspects of food dearest to their hearts and palates. Two cases in point: Linda Merinoff's The Glorious Noodle -- A Culinary Tour Around the World (Poseidon; $16.95) and Margaret Leibenstein's The Edible Mushroom -- A Gourmet Cook's Guide (Fawcett Columbine; $14.95). Merinoff, a journalist and caterer, is obviously beguiled by all things pasta -- Italian, Greek, Hungarian, Israeli, African, Alsatian or Asian. Her work brims with tempting dumplings, noodles in mild and spicy sauces, one-dish soups and stews bolstered with some form of wheat-, bean- or rice-flour noodles. Lore...
Saturday's Cornell game was the 997th in the history of the Harvard football program, which means that the Crimson's November 1 match-up with Brown at the Stadium will be the school's glorious 1000th. No special events are currently planned...