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...earlier, to defuse a dangerous situation. At most, Justice had made a tactical retreat. It plans to convene a grand jury early this week to consider indictments, and a courtroom showdown seems inevitable. AIM leaders were not only resigned to that possibility, but almost appeared to relish it. Said Means: "Give us our day in court, and we'll take...
...located opposite Common Market headquarters in Brussels, is a shop that specializes in providing British delicacies for Englishmen who would like a homey respite from the rigorous riches of continental cuisine. There can be found Frank Cooper's Vintage Oxford Marmalade, shortback Wiltshire bacon and Gentlemen's Relish, as well as Stilton, Cheshire, Caerphilly and Wensleydale cheeses. Until recently Osborne House also carried Melton Mowbray pork pies and bangers (sausages), not to mention Rose's Lime Juice, without which no true Englishman can survive abroad...
...Rorschach-test play, a Harold Pinter specialty. The ambiguity of his plots and the opacity of his characters' motivations leave the playgoer with the task of figuring out what the play means. In the process, each member of the audience reveals himself to himself. For playgoers who relish self-analysis and puzzle solving, the genre is extremely stimulating; others may find it both irritating and baffling...
...Vietnamese attitude toward the conflict may be induced from this evidence. They certainly do not relish being bombed or shot at, but for years they have continued to battle in the inferno in the attempt to free their country. The willingness shared by millions of Vietnamese to continue their struggle in the awful face of constant destruction indicates that they place such a high priority on their revolution that they are willing to risk annihilation to secure its success...
...INEVITABLE DOOM of American musical life has been discussed with morbid relish by almost everyone concerned for years now. Composers, still suffering from the complications of the turn-of-the century stylistic crisis, lament the unwillingness of audience and orchestras to accept unfamiliar music. Conductors skillfully transfer the blame from orchestras to players, whose reticence and unionization undermine effective rehearsal of the unknown; but they, too, indict reactionary audiences and patrons. Professional players are often delightfully unaffected in their views-remarks like "I'd rather be at home driving splints under my fingernails" are a typical response to the rehearsal...