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...when Rozwalak arrived at the modern Polonez Hotel, he proceeded to recant his earlier statements in the presence of the Western reporters. As the local Communist Party leader and provincial governor looked on crestfallen, the pale and nervous mechanic told the foreigners, "I regret it. I was not aware of what I was doing and acted under duress. I had a choice-freedom or internment...
JOSEPH McCARTHY--America's premier Red-hunter--levelled accusations of treason at people he knew nothing about, often not even their names. He lied with such boldness that he distracted a nation and shot it full of distrust. Few regret it more than journalists. By offering the print of page-one articles and the air-time of lead stories, American news media fed McCarthy the publicity he needed. Edwin R. Bayley focuses on that process in his new book, McCarthy and the Press. In a world seemingly vulnerable to media-made images, he offers the comforting notion that today...
Early Days (CBS Cable). David Storey's memorable song at twilight, adapted by Director Anthony Page from Lindsay Anderson's National Theater production in London. Storey wrote this meditation on age and regret especially for Ralph Richardson, who gives one of his greatest performances...
...Thai citizen, I feel sorrow and regret for what happened to the Viet Nam boat girls in the Thai Sea. However, I am uneasy about the fact that Thailand, which has many serious problems of its own, must now care for some 300,000 Indochinese refugees...
...ducking an issue. Two months ago, public fury exploded after the revelation that two BWH doctors, both Med School affiliates, had written glowing professional recommendations for Dr. Arif Hussain, failing to mention his rape conviction handed down only a few weeks earlier. Administrators at both institutions expressed "regret" about the unfortunate incident, but they refused to comment further on the case. Instead of confronting the difficult issues raised, they deferred judgement on both the physicians' actions and the more complicated ethical questions involved to two joint committees formed within the staff of the organizations...