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...some observers, last week's moves by Egypt and Israel were a more favorable omen for peace than either a renewal of Kissinger's step-by-step talks or a resumption of negotiations at Geneva would be. For one thing, the reopening of the canal and the thinning-out of forces were undertaken by Cairo and Jerusalem without superpower prompting. For another, these acts instantly changed the Middle East mood. "I don't belittle this gesture," Sadat told TIME Correspondent Wilton Wynn, referring to the Israeli move. "I consider it a very important act on the part...
...Administration's decision, although he said he was obliged to support it. Even though ranking State Department officials are confident that the storm "will blow over pretty soon," the spectacle of the U.S. ambassador sightseeing in Thailand to delay taking up his post in India is a poor omen for his tenure...
...Leigh Hogan was banished to the box for charging Penalty-killer Kevin art book the puck in alone on tournament Brian Durocher, but couldn't finish the play as the Terrier's freshman goaltender was there to poke the puck off Carr's stick. It was an omen of things to come as Durocher repeatedly foiled what scoring bids the Crimson offense could generate...
...fall he was heavily pressured by army officers to make enough concessions to unblock the flow of Soviet arms. The army's concern was clear: since the October 1973 war, Egypt had received only two shipments of Soviet spare parts. Brezhnev's visit was considered a propitious omen; when he canceled out, the pressure on Sadat resumed...
...which turn a neat profit thanks to their gambling parlors), the company's hotel-and-clubs division continues to drain profits from the flagship magazine, and Hefner's ventures into moviemaking have been disastrous (his most recent film: The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder). In an unpleasant omen for any corporation, the two outside members of Playboy Enterprises' board of directors resigned last month, citing as their reason "the current adverse publicity...