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...many of whom do not share his concern. The Bazargan government will be replaced by the Revolutionary Council, the quasi-legislative body of 15 members that Khomeini appointed while in exile in France last November. During the revolution the council quickly took over the levers of power ?the network of komitehs, the revolutionary tribunals that have since ordered the execution of more than 600 people, and the Islamic guards. Now it will take over the government as well. At the same time, an "Assembly of Experts" is drawing up a new constitution that will establish Iran as a theocratic...
...focus of the trouble is the jumpy and uncontrolled spot market, that loose network of brokers and hustlers who buy and sell available crude wherever they can for whatever the market will bear. OPEC sells most of its oil under contracts that can run from a month to a year or more, but cartel leaders watch the day-to-day spot market closely; when spot quotes climb, insatiable oil producers begin demanding more for their shipments...
...network TV season has been marked by a surprisingly close ratings race, the absence of a new hit series and the inability of Charlie's latest Angel to recite dialogue. In November, the doldrums come to an end. This is sweeps month, when the networks play the Nielsen game for keeps. Suddenly the air waves are flooded with heavy-ticket movies: Dog Day Afternoon, The Omen, Oh, God! Hit shows, from Dallas to Little House on the Prairie, offer expanded episodes; flops go into temporary or permanent hibernation. The competitive fallout can be severe. On the sweeps' first...
...this November's ratings war is crucial. Many of the No. 1 network's hits have suffered erosion this season, and the time has come to recoup. To this end, ABC is betting on an ambitiously sleazy collection of made-for-TV movies. Leading the pack is a six-hour miniseries, The French Atlantic Affair, which will have to face such competition as A Bridge Too Far (NBC) and Silver Streak (CBS). ABC just may win. Its mini-series aims so low that it does not even qualify as popcorn entertainment; the show is best watched while chewing...
...backing of the ever-powerful CCA. No liberal council candidate has ever run as well as David Sullivan, who appealed in large part to the new voters--students and tenants in particular. Sullivan waged a traditional campaign--pressing the flesh, ringing the doorbells--and he built up a large network of volunteers independent of the CCA. The trend is obvious down the line. Francis Duehay'55, who also ran a high-budget, high-profile campaign, finished stronger than ever before in his re-election bid, only a few hundred votes behind Sullivan. And the candidate who relied most...