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...impasse dimmed some of the luster of a rare episode of diplomacy in the region: State President P.W. Botha's first official visit to neighboring black African states. Even as the Pope was in nearby Zimbabwe, Botha journeyed to Mozambique and Malawi with peace proposals of his own last week. After meeting with Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, Botha gave assurances that Pretoria would no longer aid rebels of the Mozambique National Resistance, also known as Renamo. The right-wing guerrillas have been trying for 13 years to topple the Marxist government, cutting rail lines, sacking villages and driving farmers...
Dominated by the U. S. exhibit of paintings by Jasper Johns, the Venice Biennale regains some of its luster as a festival...
Huppe said that because Reich, a Yale Law School graduate, is a scholar of national stature, "he will add luster to the Dartmouth Board." He said that because the Board is small Reich will have a considerable amount of influence...
...professionals know better. The Dallas-to-Chicago run loses its luster after the 100th trip. Romance is worn down by long days and lousy food. The course books don't talk about maneuvering Manhattan in a snowstorm. "They'll % soon find out," smiles a young instructor. "Drove ten years, truckin' got both my wives." Truck-company reps, roaming the halls to recruit talent, mince no words about the tough life. "Glory goes out the window when you're pounding 5,000 miles a week," says an old-timer. "Trucking used to be an honorable profession too. Now a lady...
They are going back because Hollywood is making movies for them. Not one of 1987's top ten hits was aimed primarily at the youth market. Nor are films with brand names for teens guaranteed success: John Hughes' youth parables have lost some of their box-office luster, and the four films produced last year by Steven Spielberg were financial fizzles. Says MPAA President Jack Valenti: "The movie world no longer need be girdled round by boundaries set $ by the very young." Which is not to say that movies are better than ever -- only that, for the moment, Porky...