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...many foreign businessmen and farmers in an attempt at "Zaïrianization"; now he has asked many to return. Le Guide may also face political trouble. During a parade last month, students carried placards demanding an end to mismanagement-an astonishing development in a country that is virtually a one-man state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZAIRE: How to Go Broke | 11/22/1976 | See Source »

...production on Broadway a few years ago included some of the most versatile actors in the business; Jim Dale in the lead role of Scapino nearly made it a one-man show. But if the talents of the cast are not worth showing off, Scapino becomes no longer worth doing. This is where the Loeb production falls short...

Author: By R. E. Liebmann, | Title: Two Instances of Misguided Moliere | 11/18/1976 | See Source »

...contain 17 songs, with an overflow 7-in. disc holding four more. As usual, Stevie operates as a virtual one-man music company. Throughout the album, he acts as composer, singer, instrumentalist and producer. Despite his multiple involvement, Songs has all the spontaneity and relaxation of a jumping jamboree. Indeed, there has not been a pop album this good or this diversified since Wonder's Fulfillingness's First Finale in 1974. Stevie growls at times like an old delta blues shouter, but for the most part he sings in his distinctive black/white style, which occasionally echoes Paul McCartney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Jumping Jamboree | 11/15/1976 | See Source »

...attempts to achieve peace in the Middle East and to avoid bloodshed in southern Africa. Like Ford, he is a strong supporter of Israel. Where Carter differs from Ford is on matters of emphasis and style. Instead of what the Georgian derisively calls Kissinger's "Lone Ranger, one-man policy of international adventure," Carter proposes to make greater use of Congress, the State Department and the Cabinet in formulating foreign policy. In place of what he terms Kissinger's "balance of power" outlook, Carter vows to pursue what he calls "world order politics" and says he would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: HOW THEY STAND ON THE OTHER ISSUES | 11/1/1976 | See Source »

...party rests here. These coaches have no qualms about talking to The Crimson; it's just that what they say can also be learned by a) using some common sense or b) checking their past response to a similar situation and then reprinting it verbatim. Category #4--Again, a one-man grouping. Although others have tried to advance up the ladder into this prestigious class, the sole individual who can claim membership is track mentor Bill McCurdy, the Henny Youngman of Dillon Field House and a retired lieutenant colonel of the United States Army Reserve...

Author: By Michael K. Savit, | Title: Savoir-Faire | 10/7/1976 | See Source »

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