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...Minister Abol Hassan Banisadr, who had been sacked as Foreign Minister last November for his reputed willingness to compromise over the hostages. An air of additional uncertainty was cast over the election by the questionable health of Khomeini, who was suddenly hospitalized for what was officially described as "a mild heart attack." Within 48 hours government bulletins said that the 79-year-old leader was recovering "normally" and that he had risen from his hospital bed to cast his own vote in the election. Khomeini issued a recorded get-out-the-vote message stressing that "my illness must not hamper...
...country lacks enough freezers, the supply will run out in a few months. Western experts believe the Soviets will try not to reduce their cattle herds by much because they are hard to rebuild and beef is the meat that every Soviet citizen wants most. The winter has been mild so far, and there is a good chance that by May the grass will be up and cattle can be sent out to graze...
...Lolita, he is a master at adapting the surreal characters of modern fiction to the naturalistic demands of movies. His Chance is sexless, affectless and guileless to a fault. His face shows no emotion except the beatific, innocent smile of a moron. His verbal repertoire consists only of mild pleasantries, polite chuckles and vague homilies about gardening. Sellers' gestures are so specific and consistent that Chance never becomes clownish or arch. He is convincing enough to make the film's fantastic premise credible; yet he manages to get every laugh...
...then there is Andrew Drake. A mild that Ukranian nationalism will be his cause for his fourth book. Perfect vehicles for displaying the author's well-known and rabid hatred of the Soviets, Drake and his crew of "freedom fighters" make the moves that turn the grain shortage into possible Armageddon. There is something disturbing about the terrorist-as-hero syndrome so pervasive in contemporary thrillers, but with writers struggling to match newspaper headlines, they seem compelled to have characters willing to use extremism in defense of their vision of liberty...
...reaching one busing decision might affect the next such case, and it takes very little to fan the flames of anti-busing sentiment in this country. To let the chips always fall where they may probably won't hurt in this case because the book's revelations are so mild. But a reporter has a responsibility to consider the implications of his story...