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Attenborough periodically calls a break in the auditions so that he can go outside to chat encouragingly with the people waiting in line. Says Esteras: "It is so rare in this situation, his just acting like a normal human being." Indeed, Attenborough and Hornaday occasionally grant call-backs, out of compassion, to auditioners whom they have no interest in hiring. Because an eventual no is immeasurably more common than an acceptance, the call-back is a crucial symbolic reassurance that the aspirant is not in the wrong business. When the stage manager attempts to reconsider some people who have already...
Last year the majority of U.N. members voted against Washington's position three times out of four. Among the rare reliable allies, Israel ranked first, siding with Washington 93% of the time, followed by Great Britain (84%) and West Germany (82%). Even within NATO, there were many partings of the way. Greece, for example, voted with its ally only 27% of the time. Other fair-weather friends: El Salvador (30%), Mexico (19%) and Zaïre (26%). Egypt, which receives $2 billion a year in U.S. aid, was at odds with Washington three times out of four...
Nonetheless, South Africa's true intentions may still be in doubt. Just when Pretoria seemed in rare harmony with its black foes, Pik Botha last week unexpectedly offered a totally new proposal calling for a comprehensive conference aimed at resolving at once all the complex interlocking disputes over Namibia. The initiative has caused deep apprehension among other negotiating parties, who strongly suspect that the plan amounts to a South African ploy to sidestep U.N. supervision of Namibian independence. Caught by surprise, nervous State Department officials are unsure whether South Africa means to sabotage the peace effort or to advance...
...legend haunted Harvard when at opened its 1984 campaign last weekend at the University of Maryland, sans the quintet that made losing a rare occurence...
...trophy room" is off the foyer. The walls are covered with gold and platinum albums and singles. Mahogany cases, the kind museums use for displaying rare manuscripts, glint with gold and platinum. Jackson walks me to the screening room. The walls and the curtain drawn across the screen are teal blue. The 32 seats are upholstered in red velvet. In the den is a horseshoe-shaped viewing area, with a couch facing a fireplace and a builtin television set. Another large clock with Roman numerals hangs above the mantelpiece. Off the den is a mahogany bar under a leaded stained...