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...Mere Puppets. Suharto's moves cut short political maneuvering by two dangerous rivals who had helped him topple former Dictator Sukarno in 1966. Roly-poly Sumitro, a golfing partner ("My stomach is my handicap") of the President, had sought to build up a following with students. When he was reported as favoring "new national leadership," Sumitro immediately denied that he had ever thought of calling for Suharto's replacement. But to political observers it looked like a slip 'twixt cup and coup. After last month's student riots during Japanese Premier Kakuei Tanaka's visit...
...find little opportunity on the job to learn English and acquire skills necessary for less wearying and higher paying jobs. In many families both parents have to work; this puts severe strains on the close-knit family. The youth faces difficult cultural conflicts. Many cannot overcome the handicap of language insufficiency to do well in school. Intense conflicts often occur between these youngsters and their parents, who hold a high regard for education. Those youths who do well and can assimilate easily find that their values conflict with their parents' conservative views...
...injury to B.C.'s center early in the first quarter set the Eagles back quickly. The first quarter was the toughest for Radcliffe, despite the Eagles' handicap, and the first period ended on a tight...
THROUGHOUT this film people say how much they are learning, what great trials they have weathered. But we never learn what it is that everyone is so excited and enlightened about. With this unfortunate handicap, we have trouble feeling convinced when someone has a major life-transforming experience with no more warning, motivation or inducement than a wistful look or a quick crosslegged gaze into the horizon. Siddhartha and his friends, wherever they go, seem to "learn" with inordinate alacrity--they will convert immediately, throwing themselves at the feet of and dedicating their lives to someone they have known...
Allen, a minus 36 handicap player who practiced 45 hours each week this summer, used the Chinese penholder grip--thumb and index finger wrapped around the handle, with three fingers behind the paddle. His quick offensive strokes symied the Crimson...