Word: martin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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PROMISES TO KEEP (PBS, March 1, 10 p.m. on most stations). Mitch Snyder, the Washington advocate for the homeless who was portrayed by Martin Sheen in a TV movie, is profiled again -- for real this time -- in an Oscar-nominated documentary...
...avoid a conviction for subversive activities. He refused, saying, "The solution of this human situation does not lie in leaving it. Fourteen million people can't just go and leave Czechoslovakia empty." That decision won Havel the respect and admiration of many Czechs. Says Charter 77 activist Martin Palou: "Havel is a symbol of hope for the future, a man who can articulate many people's feelings...
Across the Atlantic, European financial leaders were startled by the signs of U.S. inflation and the budget stalemate, which they fear could lead to an eventual global slowdown. In a joint statement, France and West Germany pledged to coordinate efforts to keep their inflation rates in check. Said William Martin, chief economist for Phillips & Drew, a leading London brokerage: "Bush hasn't made any headway, and there is enormous skepticism about his progress...
...Beauty of the American musical. "I always felt this might well be the most exciting piece of theater in my lifetime," Jacobs says with unaccustomed fervor. "I certainly hope so." High hopes, yes, but Robbins has usually soared to achieve them. "He is the real Peter Pan," says Mary Martin, who 35 years ago played that role for Robbins. "He loves...
Directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Coppola, Woody Allen; Screenplays...