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...used a sharper weapon," says Ron Bishop, director of institutional programs for the Tennessee Correction Department. But, inevitably, conspiracy theorists saw the attack as an attempt by King's real killers to silence Ray. Although the assailants are reportedly members of the prison's militant black Alkebu-Lan Association, prison officials doubt that retribution against King's killer was intended. Reasons Bishop...
Along with enough plot convolutions, murders and cliffhangers to mesmerize aficionados, Deighton slings spy jargon with knowledgeable élan. He catalogues the latest Swedish submachine gun and the Führersonderzug-Hitler's private train-with field-manual precision. But he has more on his mind than the blueprints of military hardware...
...frustration of an actress trying to find a part that no one quite bothered to write out for her. The doughty trouper Melvyn Douglas, playing her husband, seems similarly afflicted. Both performers are the victims of Lee Grant's direction, which is diffident and lacks both élan and a clear viewpoint...
...year-old brother they had to leave behind. But soon they were caught up in the bewildering process of resettlement. Caseworkers from the International Rescue Committee helped the Trinhs apply for Social Security cards and welfare for the four youngest teenagers: Thanh, 19; So Trung, 17; So Lan, 16; and So Huong, 14. The I.R.C. gave the Trinhs $330 for food, supplied them with winter clothing and paid their rent and utilities for two months...
...while piloting her plane across the oceans. Rosie the Riveter donned them for her shift at a World War II defense plant. Generations of American children have learned to toddle in them. They have been a trendy, casual, adult costume for the past few years. Now, with acrobatic élan, jumpsuits have leaped from utilitarian to U, from convenient to chic. At pricey department stores and boutiques across the country, dressy jumpsuits are, well, jumping off the racks. They are even in vogue for evening wear. At this month's opening of the San Francisco Opera season...