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...building a new style of government, based on greater compromise. The obstacles would be formidable. Late last week, for instance, after a man hired to hang Socalist party posters was slain, police arrested a man believed to be a sympathizer of the National Front. Such an incident could easily heighten political tensions...
Harrington will probably heighten these attacks on Bellotti should Middlesex County District Attorney L. Scott Harshbarger triumph in the Democratic primary. Harshbarger previously headed Bellotti's public protection division and is closely connected with Bellotti personally as well as professionally...
Harvard Police Deputy Chief Jack W. Morse said the Mather House situation is "a definite problem," and said police have been trying to heighten awareness of crime prevention methods...
...fate of the anthology shows is difficult to predict. Spielberg's Amazing Stories has wowed the TV world with big weekly budgets and top-drawer directors. But TV's newest mogul is keeping his series under tight wraps to heighten the suspense until its Sept. 29 premiere, leaving both critics and viewers to wonder whether its giant-size ambitions will enhance, or merely overwhelm, the small screen. Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which will follow Spielberg's show on Sunday nights, will consist largely of remakes of old Hitchcock episodes. That ploy worked surprisingly well in a TV movie last spring that...
...employed the bold but risky political strategy of pre-emptive compromise. Faced with the all but certain passage of bills that he had previously threatened to veto, the President sought to outflank Congress with his own initiatives on South Africa and international trade. His political maneuvering served only to heighten the partisan conflict on Capitol Hill. "This is no longer an issue of what's good for South Africa," declared Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole. "It's a raw political issue. South Africa is secondary." As for new trade legislation, a top White House aide pointed an accusing finger...