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...death, in 1985, of Simeon Simcox, 80, Anglican rector of Rapstone Fanner, a village some two hours' driving time west of London. The clergyman's will contains a staggering surprise. He has left nothing to his wife Dorothy or his two grown sons Henry and Fred. Instead, the ardent Socialist once known as "the Red Rector of Rapstone" has bequeathed all of his shares in the family-owned brewery, which may be worth (pounds)2 million, to one Leslie Titmuss, a local lad who - has clawed his way into national prominence as a Conservative M.P. and a Cabinet Minister. Dorothy...
...campaign heads for the homestretch, the only safe prediction is that France is probably headed for a period of political instability. Barring a Socialist upset, the least ambiguous course seems to lie in a solid rightist victory. Chirac might then take over as Premier. But that outcome would lead to a power struggle between Mitterrand and Chirac that might go on for two years, or until the next presidential election. Mitterrand could, for instance, dissolve parliament and plunge the country into further political disarray. He could also resign, a course that he has threatened to pursue if his presidential powers...
...shifts moods, and Omar changes motivations (Candide to Sammy Glick), in an eyewink. Stephen Frears' direction can be lyrical and clumsy by turns; it can soar or trip over its headlong ambitiousness. The splendid cast is urged toward caricature, then plays through it, with Seth magnificent as a mandarin socialist in decay. He is the eloquent conscience of a people stranded in a land whose imperial sun has set. Alas, they are too busy making it, on the empire's old terms, to listen...
...center of the debate is Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez Marquez, who swept into office in 1982 partly on the strength of his call for a referendum on NATO, which Spain had joined only a few months before in an effort to move closer to the rest of Europe and assure the safety of its fragile democracy. The Socialist campaign took advantage of some strong anti- American feeling, which is a legacy of U.S. backing for General Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. The U.S. has had military bases in Spain since...
...ahead with the referendum. He now sees NATO membership as part of a policy of close ties with the rest of Europe, which was epitomized by Spain's entry into the European Community in January. But Gonzalez's turnaround on the issue has created turmoil in his Socialist Party. He says he will be happy if a mere majority of the Socialists support...