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Nonetheless, many Frenchmen have criticized President Giscard for being painfully slow to respond to events in Afghanistan. His first reaction, mumbled at a New Year's party for French reporters, was that the Soviet move may not have been "premeditated." Foreign Minister Jean François-Poncet later tried to justify the equivocal French response by noting (incorrectly) that "France buys more oil from the Soviet Union than from Iran." Even the Giscard-Schmidt communiqué appeared indecisive to some. "It says to the Soviets, 'The next time you pull an Afghanistan you will be punished,' " complained...
...cook Raymond Oliver, is chef, through the restrained chic of the Marina on the Harbor to beachfront bistros. Chez François boasts such surprises as country-and-western bashes; Mme. Jacqua's Auberge du Fort Oscar cooks up some of the best Creole food in the islands. Jean Bart, the biggest hotel, owned by the French PLM chain, is an efficient, friendly place with 50 rooms. Tourist facilities are not likely to expand greatly on St. Barts, since the islanders have no intention of risking social stability or economic security by importing foreign construction workers...
...Olympics have always produced galvanizing moments in sport: Franz Klammer's kamikaze downhill run at Innsbruck in 1976, when he beat not only his competitors but a challenging mountain with his will to win; Peggy Fleming's fluid elegance in the 1968 figure-skating finals in Grenoble; Jean-Claude Killy's domination of the slopes in the same Games as he won all three alpine gold medals for la gloire de France. Before the events at Lake Placid draw to a close on Sunday, Feb. 24, they will have created moments of pure gold. Key events...
Tufts University President Jean Mayer this week suggested Boston as an alternative site for the summer Olympic games, now scheduled to take place in Moscow...
Last season he captured a record 14 races, two more than France's Jean-Claude Killy did in 1967. Even with that showing, Stenmark finished only fifth in the overall standings. He was penalized by a rule change that made it exceedingly difficult to win the Cup without scoring in the downhill, an event he shuns. Despite this self-imposed handicap, he leads in total points for this year's World Cup. Says he: "I just do not have time to train well enough for the downhill without cutting into the time I find necessary for the slalom...