Word: latelys
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Though he is no great proponent of industrial reform, Husák has some good reasons for going along with the experiment. Late last year, when it became apparent that the nation's economy was in the doldrums, Husák was almost displaced as Communist Party chief by his main rival, Premier Lubomir Štrougal. Indeed, according to some reports, for three days Husák was actually forced to step down from office. In near panic, his supporters tried a last-gasp tactic: they telephoned a warning to Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev. He was appalled...
...casket. But when Cardinals arriving in Rome voiced disappointment, it was again put on view?in front of the high altar, where only the Pope or his delegate may say Mass. (The body had to be injected with more formaldehyde because it was already decomposing in the late summer heat...
...case, Third World commentaries on Paul's death were generally far warmer than those that appeared in the West, where the late Pope is widely seen as a leader who started out boldly but lost his nerve. During a British radio talk show, Broadcaster Ian Gilchrist offhandedly described Paul as a "silly old fool who caused misery to millions of gullible people." He was promptly suspended. To influential Austrian Catholic Publisher Otto Schulmeister, Paul's reign "seemed a pontificate of disintegration." Even commentators friendly to Paul argued that his administration stagnated in the 1970s, and his implementation of Vatican...
...their wares to desperate millionaires. Sad-faced teen-agers stare dolefully at the crowd, hoping that they might somehow crash the Prince Edward's lobby. No such luck. Only ticket holders are allowed past the theater's tuxedoed doormen, and the show is sold out until late fall...
...cause of all this commotion is Evita, a pop opera that opened to rave reviews in late June. A hotter West End commodity than either A Chorus Line or Annie, this song-and-dance account of Argentine First Lady Eva Perón (1919-52) may be the biggest London smash since Jesus Christ Superstar opened there six years ago. Like Superstar, which will soon pass Oliver! to become England's alltime longest-running musical, Evita is the creation of Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyricist Tim Rice. Both shows also share a producer, Robert Stigwood, who is best...