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...equally popular with critics and the public in America; he is, judging by the affection his work seems to evoke, the Norman Rockwell of the intelligentsia. To doubt the ultimate value of Katz might be construed as a vote against sunny lawns, clean, eager profiles, bright lakes, East Hampton parties, pretty women in lofts, long marital attachment and, above all, style--in short, against everything that makes the arts-and-leisure section of American life such a nice place...
...Hampton Court, one of the oldest of Britain's royal palaces, is rich with history. Built by Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, the 1,800-acre estate was forfeited to Henry VIII in 1529 when the Cardinal's fortunes waned. The King quickly enlarged the palace, moved in and cavorted there with five of his six wives. With the accession of William III and Mary II in 1689 came a major renovation, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. After George II died, in 1760, the 1,000- room palace ceased to be a home to sovereigns, and it was opened to the public...
...Weber's Clarinet Quintet, which date from about 25 years ago, are | distinguished by Goodman's bright, bracing tone and fleet fingerwork. Although the clarinet naturally predominates, Goodman hands off the musical lines just as deftly as he did in a different kind of chamber music, accompanied by Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson and the late Gene Krupa. Good musicianship, like gold, is negotiable anywhere...
...until then, the espionage ring that began unraveling three weeks earlier had seemed a family affair. The three suspects were related: Alleged Ringleader John Walker Jr., 47; his son Michael, 22; and John's brother Arthur, 50. All were present or former Navy men, and all lived in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, the home base of the Atlantic nuclear fleet and a center of highly classified shipbuilding. While each had some access to the secrets of submarine warfare and coded communications, authorities had hoped that the ring was limited by geography and surname...
...then police had obtained warrants charging four occupants of the Move headquarters -- Frank James Africa, Conrad Hampton Africa, Ramona Africa and Theresa Brooks Africa -- with parole violation, contempt of court, illegal possession of firearms, and making terroristic threats. To facilitate the execution of the warrants, authorities on Sunday cordoned off five blocks around the Move house and ordered the evacuation of 300 people by 10 that night. Last-ditch efforts to negotiate a peaceful resolution were made Sunday by Bennie Swans, director of Philadelphia's Crisis Intervention Network. The Move group, he said, insisted they would cooperate with the authorities...