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...worst displays of public discontent since 1976. For those who experienced the chaos of that earlier, turbulent era, the demonstration was a reminder of the volatility that has marred so much of Argentina's history, and once led to the kind of nationalistic populism that was the hallmark of the late dictator Juan Domingo...
...well as its best moments, and wing it out of there. Disguises, fake papers, sly street-corner meetings in Moscow, a chase on the subway, murder in the men's room-the stuff of uncounted spy movies is piled on, albeit with the unassuming efficiency that is the hallmark of Eastwood's directorial style. If he can't make it fresh, he can make it lively. The fact that his character has a tendency to be shocked into passive reveries about his wartime experiences whenever he hears a loud noise adds suspense and humanity to the film...
...always been the hallmark of the well-educated, be they wealthy or not to appreciate the good, the true and the beautiful. To treat one's body with respect, because it encases our immortal soul or, if for no other reason than that it better serves our intellectual requirements if kept in in good repair should be common sense to an intelligent person. Yet I observed too many young people at Harvard who looked downright slovenly...
...Horne made several outstanding backhand stops at third base, turning one into a run saving double play. And although Horne is batting some 250 points below her last year's average of better than 600, her fielding has proved the hallmark of an improved team...
DIED. Abe Fortas, 71, prominent Washington lawyer, shrewd political adviser and former Justice of the Supreme Court; of a ruptured aorta; in Washington, D.C. Fortas was noted for his superlative legal craftsmanship, which also became a hallmark of the influential law firm he helped found, now known as Arnold & Porter. He argued the landmark Gideon vs. Wainwright case, in which the Supreme Court found in 1963 that poor defendants are entitled to free lawyers. President Lyndon Johnson, of whom he was a confidant, appointed him to the court in 1965. Four years later Fortas became the first Justice to resign...