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...accused attackers, all charged with aggravated rape, a crime that carries a possible life sentence. It was the first time the 22-year-old woman, whose identity has been protected at the urging of Superior Court Judge William G. Young, had spoken in public about her ordeal, which drew nationwide attention as a singularly ugly example of the growing problem of sexual violence...
...territory lost to Iraq. Having counted on the advantage of a surprise attack for a quick military victory. Saddam-Hossein no longer had a real chance to win the war against Iran. The Iraqis have since tried to minimize their losses and put an end to the costly ordeal...
...silver-haired Chernenko, who was once thought to be Brezhnev's hand-picked heir, paused for a moment before the coffin of the man who had defeated him in the leadership race last time. Andropov's face was bony and drawn, his nose almost beaklike. His long ordeal seemed reflected on the faces of his wife, his son Igor and his daughter Irina, who sat near the flower-bedecked bier. While an orchestra played Tchaikovsky's "Pathetique" Symphony in the background, Chernenko went up to Andropov's widow, kissed her and touched her gently on the shoulder. When Ustinov embraced...
NONFICTION: The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter, edited by Robert Kimball ∙Dostoevsky: The Years of Ordeal, 1850-1859, Joseph Frank E.B. White: A Biography, Scott Elledge ∙Tales from the Secret Annex, Anne Frank ∙Traveling Light, Bill Barich ∙The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer, Jackson J. Benson...
Titled Kindergarten, it recounts his child hood experiences during World War II, when he and thousands of other Moscow residents were evacuated to Siberia to escape advancing German troops. Although film portrayals of the U.S.S.R.'s World War II ordeal are encouraged by Soviet authorities, Yevtushenko's movie may run into difficulties nonetheless. One of two nude scenes, in which a newlywed wife is shown naked to the waist, drew gasps from the audience. Nudity is rare in Soviet films, usually being restricted by the censors. Kindergarten also includes a reverential portrayal of an aging rabbi that could...