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...British pound on to devaluation and-once more with feeling-vetoed British entry into the Common Market. The most commonly accepted diagnosis of Gaullist behavior credits the general with an obsessive but essentially honorable devotion to la grandeur of France. Such a view is entirely too charitable, argues Harold Kaplan in an article in the current New Leader, entitled "The New Cold War." A Bennington College professor now on a year's leave in France, Kaplan presents an interesting and disturbing thesis: "The time has come to face French policy under De Gaulle for what it is-a destructive...
...Gaulle, suggests Kaplan, is really a scavenger, out to exploit the battle between the two super powers, the U.S. and Russia: "to take his prizes while the big antagonists are deadlocked-witness the oil deals France is busy making in the Middle East." The French President makes no secret of the fact that he considers the U.S. his best target. In fact, Gaullist logic makes the U.S. out to be the necessary target for France in the interest of world harmony "by contending that American power is dominant in the world, most secure in its seat, and most threatening...
...cost as little as $800, and mink for the working girl is fast becoming a possibility. So great is the surplus that Best & Co. is offering mink coats for little girls beginning at size 3, Mark Cross is selling mink-lined raincoats for men, and Manhattan Furrier Georges Kaplan is even proposing that mink be used for wall-to-wall carpeting at $95 per square foot...
Navy's Steve Kaplan put in two pressure foul shots, but almost immediately, Royer threw in a 25-footer. Navy stalled effectively for 25 seconds before Norlander fouled Navy's Kroll, who missed the shot...
...whirlwind way of life, Joan Tolentino as a madam and Andy Weil as a barber and several drunks are funny and invariably interesting to watch. Arthur Friedman is top-notch as Drew, also as a lunatic Indian fighter speaking half in words, half in pidgin sign-language. Stephen Kaplan doing two numbers in blackface is revolting, and when revolting, Stephen Kaplan is invariably magnificent. Dominic Meiman as Fisk's secretary, among other parts, is consistently excellent, as are can-can dancer Lindsay Crouse's legs...