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Despite the overwhelming opposition to Pinochet's regime, it is unlikely that he will be persuaded to step down soon. He has, if anything, become more determined to keep a tight grip on the country in the face of growing internal and external criticism. There are signs that his once unswerving military support has been reduced to a small core of hard-line generals. Various governments around the world have openly criticized him in recent months. For Pinochet, the most stinging criticism comes from the U.S.: only minutes before the protest began, the State Department sent a telex...
Using an overlapping grip, sentimental people are holding on to old golfers for dear life and good reason. No sport lets go of champions easily, but in golf the replacements have been singularly unsatisfying: too blond, too bland and too many. On the P.G.A. tour, young strangers are kept in such supply that a different one seems to win every week, usually in a playoff. They all swing the same way-correctly. Their skills are undeniable. They appear able to do anything on a golf course except enjoy each other's company...
...Richardson's controlled portrayal of a complex and sympathetic Edmund--the character who represents O'Neill himself--is undoubtedly the play's most powerful performance. He despairs for his parents and brother, but his tenderness for them is plain. His occasional flares of morbid poetry, betraying his artistic sensitivity, grip and startle us. He delivers his lines naturally, with an occasional stammer or peevish whine. Hunching his shoulders, dragging his feet, he even looks like a weary consumptive. His multifaceted portrayal is believable and compelling throughout...
...mystifies Dallek. "Despite the fact that effective presidents have been more the exception than the rule in our history," he states, "it is difficult to believe that a nation of 226 million people cannot find a more rational, thoughtful and energetic leader with greater self-awareness and a better grip on national and international realities." True enough, but Dallek fails to reach deeper than his liberal frustration to explain the hold Reaganism exerts on the country...
Jernigan tore through the field, besting Williams' Greg Zaff in the final, 3-2. It was Jernigan's second national singles title this season: he won the USSRA championship last month. The sophomore has now won both amateur titles two years in a row, and has firmly established his grip as the top collegiate player in the country...