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...Moslem middle class, the military leaders hoped they could create a province loyal to be whims of the western, almost entirely Moslem, portion of the nation. In democratic elections held the previous December the people of East Pakistan had cast ballots over whelmingly in favor of a regional parts. Shark Mupbar Rahman's Awami league, which promised to demand what amounted to home rule...
Sarcastic and aggressive, Binder promptly lived up to his reputation, which one of his colleagues on the defense team described as "a shark-and a winner." Speaking in a slow drawl, Binder portrayed the defendant as "a free spirit with proud parents" who had "lavished all of their love, money and attention on this young son." Williams, the son of two schoolteachers, had been a bright child and an honor student, active in his church and the Cub Scouts. Insisted Binder: "You don't get a killer from a boy that was raised like that...
...Mobil has to wait at least 30 days before it can begin to acquire any more shares of U.S. Steel. But although Mobil's latest shot seems likely to fail, no one is underestimating the oil company's resourcefulness. Said one industry analyst: "Mobil is like the shark in Jaws. You never know where it's going to pop up." -By Alexander L. Taylor III. Reported by Frederick Ungeheuer/New York and Paul A. Witteman/Detroit
Dunn recently went beyond his depth, though, while trying to help a 7-ft.-long shark at San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium. The shark, a creature of the lightless deep, was in pain near the surface. Dunn tried a pair of colored contacts that did not help, and the fish died between fittings. But Dunn still has the lenses and is hoping to find another shark...
...father's floundering dress-making company. After a disastrous first day on the job, his father (Jack Warden) tells him he needs to "get laid," which he promptly does, by Lira. The only trouble is that Lira is married to Mr. Eddie (Richard Kiel), a mean and monstrous loan shark who takes over Fine Fashions. The predictable mayhem ensues, during which young Fine learns how to "be a man," so that by the end of the film he is suave, confident and married, and heard uttering such understatements as "This has been a tremendous growth experience...