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...Western Hemisphere," but also promised to ask Congress to put teeth in the ban. Most likely: a head tax of $100 or more per person per trip. If Congress enacts effective curbs, the $14 billion world tourist industry, among the largest ingredients of world trade, will suffer quite a jolt. Some 3,000,000 U.S. tourists spend 20% of the annual total, including $800 million in Europe...
...violins are asked to mistune their lowest string from G down to F, then pause in mock horror and raucously retune. At the end of Symphony No. 80, the orchestra comes in on the offbeat so consistently that wrong begins to sound like right; then, with a wrenching jolt, the return to right sounds all wrong...
...moment he recovered from the jolt of his rifle's recoil, the Marine squinted once more through his sighting scope. Across the valley, he saw a black-uniformed Viet Cong crumple, as a bullet bludgeoned his chest. Just to make sure, the Marine pumped another round into the V.C. and watched the body twitch. The spotter put down his binoculars, took out a notebook, and recorded the details of the kill...
...British rock trio called Cream has poured into the U.S. for its American debut, and the faithful are flipping out. The underground circuit in the pop world of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Manhattan and Detroit is still vibrating from what may be the biggest musical jolt out of England since the Beatles and the Rolling Stones...
...plot from the author and make up their own lines, the numerous scenes follow no understandable pattern. But the brutal early scenes have given the characters meaning, and the brief powerful finish generates emotion in the audience. What Anouilh has done is to create a loose play and still jolt the spectators. In short, he plays with the audience. The author-actor states early in the play that "I have always thought we should make the audience and critics rehearse, too." The "Cavern" may refer to the whole theater, as well as to the kitchen where the servants dwell...