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Solzhenitsyn's plea will please some secessionists, though his concept of a "Russian Union" would hold little appeal for independence-minded Ukrainians. The article may also liberate him from his reputation as an advocate of authoritarianism. Though he maintained that democracy must grow "from the bottom up," he clearly endorsed the system. He cautioned, however, against excessive Western influence, decrying "degraded pop, mass culture ((and)) vulgar fashions...
Meanwhile, federal prosecutors are doing some lobbying of their own. They filed a sealed report last week asking Wood to consider at least some of the dozens of other allegations against Milken that the government dropped in its plea-bargain agreement. Judges are free to weigh dismissed counts in reaching a sentence. But if Wood does decide to review the dropped charges, Milken has the right to defend himself at a hearing that could add months to the sentencing process...
This is hardly a new complaint. TV critics earn their spurs by lamenting the lack of adventurous fare on network TV. Often the plea reflects a petulant idealism. One cannot expect weekly artistic innovations on a medium that churns out thousands of hours of entertainment each year. The stress on new and different, moreover, can lead to the hyping of bogus breakthroughs. Fox's new sitcom True Colors, for example, is the first to focus on a racially mixed family, while CBS's E.A.R.T.H. Force pits a team of scientist-crime fighters against a new foe: environmental villains...
Moscow's hemming and hawing may also have been a plea for attention. There was a palpable sense of injured pride in Moscow when the U.S. ignored the Soviet view and launched its unilateral police action in the gulf. "The possibilities for joint action should have been given more consideration," said Soviet Middle East expert Igor Belyayev. Finally, however, the Soviets lost patience with Saddam. On Friday Gorbachev issued an ultimatum: Withdraw from Kuwait or face "additional measures" from the U.N. Since Saddam was clearly not giving in, the way was cleared for Soviet support of an international blockade...
...Kuhn suspended Steinbrenner for two years following his guilty plea to felony violations of the federal election law. Steinbrenner was reinstated on March 1, 1976, for good behavior, but former Yankees employees have said recently that Steinbrenner violated terms of that suspension...