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Hawke's experiment in domestic diplomacy provoked some predictable skepticism. Andrew Peacock, who was elected leader of the opposition Liberal Party last month, dismissed the summit as "a carnival of economic sophistry." But few could contest the necessity of dealing with what Hawke called "Australia's gravest economic crisis for 50 years." Largely because of a debilitating drought, farm production, which accounts for half of Australia's exports, plummeted 20% in the second half of 1982. Moreover, the new Prime Minister inherited an unexpectedly high $8.2 million budget deficit, which has forced him to consider trimming welfare...
...disparate elements that the film makers are trying to stick together for 48 Hrs. are a tough white cop with the soul of a beer barrel (Nick Nolte) and a jivey black con with the spirit of a peacock (Eddie Murphy of Saturday Night Live.) The former springs the latter from prison believing he can help trace a psychopathic former associate who has become a cop killer. There ensues a long, often well-staged but improbable chase through San Francisco. The sequence is enlivened by some reasonably well-written dialogue, as if Director Hill had revived The Odd Couple...
...graphic artists creating fine-art prints. Many have been splendidly reproduced in a new volume, Erté at Ninety; The Complete Graphics (E.P. Dutton; $75). On the cover is Beauty and the Beast, a serigraph of the quintessential Erté woman, who still rules his world. Coiffed in a peacock's tail, she has wrapped her naked body in the ultimate art deco fur coat, a live black panther...
...Botticelli, Dürer, El Greco, Rembrandt and dozens of lesser-known artists and craftsmen re-create the greatest story ever told and seen. Piety, passion and drama are conveyed in traditional mediums and styles. Jan van Eyck's Gabriel is a resplendent messenger in jeweled robe and peacock-colored wings. Salvador Dali's Sacrament of the Last Supper is dominated by a clean-shaven, translucent Jesus addressing his bowed Apostles under what appears to be a geodesic dome. Each illustration is accompanied by a descriptive text block. The Gospel narratives are condensed in clear, simple, documentary prose...
...meet him out on the blacktop") Hope, 79, here to tell you about my new special next month on NBC: Bob Hope's Star-Studded Spoof of the New TV Season-G-Rated with Glamour, Glitter and Gags. And how about NBC these days? The peacock has been taking such a beating in the ratings recently that I've seen better-looking birds served by Frank Perdue. This is my 33rd year on NBC, and for my new special I've got all the hot stars, except E.T.-the line was busy...