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PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME! A son of the Ould Sod cuts 'through the Irish mist that envelops his boyhood village as he sets out for a metropolis in an alien land. Playwright Brian Friel tells his tale with invention and compassion...
...aided by Communists and the Komeito (Clean Government Party)-who for the past three months have charged Sato's Cabinet with everything from fraud and embezzlement to improper installation of a toilet. As a result of those tactics, Japanese politics last week were wreathed in kuroikiri-a "black mist" of corruption and influence peddling, rumors and countercharges...
Eloquent Apologies. Sato has responded to the opposition's charges with eloquent apologies and promises to clear the black mist. If he can hang on until Dec. 1 without firing the accused ministers and thus tacitly acknowledge that his critics are right, he will doubtless keep his Liberal Democratic Party leadership. Then he could call a general election in January-before the squabbling Socialists and their allies could unite in opposition. The "Red Guards" could disrupt that timetable. Last week they were ripening a banana scandal, charging that government officials had accepted $60,000 for favors to banana importers...
...week. This week the flags go back to full staff as the university and the capital attempt to return to normal. That may take a while. The 17 chimes in the tower from which Charlie Whitman shot peal each quarter-hour, resounding over the tree-shaded campus and the mist-mantled hills beyond...
Fluttering high above the craggy mountains and lush rolling hills in northern Thailand, the tiny, single-engine aircraft picked its way through the mist, in search of a village airstrip. "I think that's it," the pilot shouted to a companion over the whine of the engine. Dipping down through the clouds, the plane came in at treetop level, then bounced into a 700-ft. clearing. Eager tribeswomen in turbans and blue-striped frocks rushed toward the visitors, smiling through betel-stained teeth. Their menfolk set about happily unloading medicine, food, seed and other supplies. "This...