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...Warsaw and Rome, says NBC, the papal envoy persuaded the Soviets to acquiesce in the Gdansk agreement that gave birth to Solidarity. Exasperated by the Pope's intervention and by his subsequent "plans to send millions of dollars to Solidarity," says Kalb, Brezhnev may have decided to get rid of "this meddlesome priest...
...symbiotic relationship, although Sharon needs Begin far more than Begin needs Sharon, for all of the Defense Minister's posturing. Indeed, Sharon makes no secret of his desire to replace Begin. He asks those he trusts: "Tell me, how can I become Prime Minister? How can I get rid of Begin...
Once upon a time, a mysterious extraterrestrial creature descended to the earth. He was innocent, wise and altogether gentle, but just about everyone who knew he had landed misunderstood him and conspired to get rid of him. Only a few young people saw his true benevolence, and they and the creature became inseparable. In return for their faith, the alien established a strange and powerful bond with his earthling disciples: they suffered together--even when they were miles apart--and he healed their wounds with a touch of his other-worldly finger...
...take a lot of the fat out of business." Paul Kampka, a mailman in Warren, Mich., reports that the people to whom he delivers letters "are mad, real mad." Then he adds: "Personally, I think Reagan is right. I hate to say it, but he is getting rid of a lot of the deadbeats." In many areas of the country, there seems to be a strong impression that a certain amount of waste has grown into social programs over the years and that they could be pruned back without inflicting serious hardship...
...reaction against equality; here was the milkmaid as sultry pinup. Now the hourglass is shattered. Says George Hurrell, the portrait photographer who for 60 years has celebrated Hollywood's full-figured stars: "In the '30s everything was round. It gave a body shape and shadow. Today, actresses are rid of hips and thighs and even busts...