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...this page looks unfamiliar, that's because our regular rock columnist, Richie the "W," is on vacation in sunny West Palm Beach, recuperating from a recent attack of thesitis. Word from down South is that he's getting better, and will be back as soon as his typing fingers heal. Hopefully by May 4, because that's when the loveable, pigeon-toed Elvis Costello hits town along with Nick Lowe and Mink DeVille, a combination more delectable than the Kong's #7 platter...
...visit should heal whatever damage was done; that familiar Middle East term "momentum" seemed still in force, thanks chiefly to the efforts of Begin and Sadat at their Christmas meeting in Ismailia. Though the meeting was roundly criticized last week-by many Arabs who felt that Begin had offered too little, and by right-wing Israelis who felt that their Premier had gone too farthe effort had produced some promising results. For the first time, Arabs and Israelis had embarked on high-level negotiations face to face. To be sure, they were unable to settle on a joint declaration...
...talks in Damascus, Syria's Hafez Assad reiterated his view that Sadat's initiative would fail, that the Arabs were obliged to reject it on almost theological grounds, and that the "great wound" inflicted by Sadat's Jerusalem adventure would take time to heal...
...move comes at a time when many Israelis are expressing doubts about the effectiveness of their Premier. His health alone has caused widespread unease; Begin left a hospital and returned to work last week, but there are fears that the damage to his heart has not had time to heal. More than that, however, there is a growing concern that he has offered little in the way of new domestic programs except to allow more settlements in the occupied territories; the economy is drifting, and the country is I heading toward an alarming 30% inflation rate this year alone...
...city's tense confrontation zones. Some early supporters have defected after disputes with Ciaran Mc-Keown, an ex-journalist who has become the chief ideologue of the movement. Mc-Keown has switched the emphasis from protest marches toward projects of "community democracy" that he hopes will start to heal the hatreds between Northern Ireland's 1 million Protestants and its 500,000 Catholics...