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...those who speak Russian, although long E in Greek; And cockneys, like the French, agree That H is neither N nor E Nor Hate's harsh aspirate, but meek And mute as in Humanity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Long E in Greek | 12/13/1971 | See Source »

Dressed in a tan safari suit with a military cut, he sat at a table in the well of the crowded courtroom. There was a long, ugly scar on the side of his face -mute testimony to his occupation. As TV floodlights played on his shaved head, his eyes glanced over the galleries as if in search of a friendly face. He found none-only an Arabic sign with a verse from the Koran: "If you are to judge someone, be fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SUDAN: The Armed Missionary | 11/22/1971 | See Source »

...that might be a recorded announcement. At the still center of this air-conditioned hell stands David, graver than a Greek chorus in his comments, with the memory-made-visible of the Vietnamese girl (Asa Gim) he had once loved. She glides through the rooms or sits in mute beauty, the specter of guilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Air-Conditioned Hell | 11/22/1971 | See Source »

...Benno Ammann Repons du Matin: Two Pieces for Trumpet and Organ. Composed in 1969 for Tarr and Kent, the demands on the trumpet player are extraordinary. With amazing precision, Tarr coped with various jazz-like fragments, brutally syncopated rhythms, and the closest of harmonies. Even when using a mute, he did not lose subtle shadings of tone...

Author: By Kenneth Hoffman, | Title: Baroque Music | 11/19/1971 | See Source »

...outward appearances, the drama that ran at the Teatro General San Martin in Buenos Aires during the past month had all the color and excitement of a library reading room. There, sitting in mute isolation on the vast stage, two men huddled over a small table for hours like grad students cramming for their final exams. At the slightest stir in the sellout audience of 1,200, red signs flashed SILENCIO. The tension was almost palpable. Grand Masters Bobby Fischer of the United States and Tigran Petrosian of the Soviet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bobby Makes His Move | 11/8/1971 | See Source »

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