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Whatever other failings his regime might have, Argentine Dictator Juan Carlos Ongania could fairly claim that he had given his country "a climate of work, of tranquillity, of peace" since he took over 35 months ago. Last week Argentina's placid surface was shattered, as riots spread through the nation's largest cities. The demonstrations pitted an alliance of students and workers against the army-posing the severest test yet for Ongania's rule...
Sense Robbery. A placid, pawky art dealer, Sir Edward More (Nicol Williamson) is abruptly seized with an uncontrollable passion. Its object is Margot (Anna Karina), usherette in a London cinema. Gutted by desire, Sir Edward cannot be home with his wife and child for more than a minute before lunging for the doorway and heading back to the moviehouse. There he gropes through a guffawing audience for yet another glimpse of the girl. At last an assignation is arranged, an agreement extracted. In scenes of purest Feydeau farce, Sir Edward pursues Margot in and out of hallways and bedrooms split...
Bolivians were stunned by the death of their President, at 49, on a placid afternoon. "He was unique," said TIME Latin America Correspondent Mo Garcia, who knew him well. "Strong enough to dominate, bold enough to face down the educated intellectuals, simple enough to inspire confidence and trust among the overwhelming majority of his people who have yet to become a part of the national fabric. He gave Bolivia a long period of stability." Hearing the news, tens of thousands of Bolivians left their homes and journeyed to La Paz to honor Barrientos...
WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). The World Two-Man Bobsled Championship, from Lake Placid...
...myths of the American family is the Placid Marriage: nice cou ples don't fight. Psychologists and marriage counselors know that this ste reotype is not really true, and would probably not be healthy if it were. A sprightly new book called The Intimate Enemy (William Morrow; $7.50), by California Psychologist George R. Bach and Peter Wyden, a Ladies' Home Jour nal editor, strikes a blow for the positive virtues of the Pugnacious Marriage...