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...pure villain is on display in Doctor De Soto (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; $11.95). William Steig is a septuagenarian whose stories seem to grow younger with every effort. In his newest book, he follows the adventures of an altruistic mouse dentist, Dr. De Soto, who accepts a highly dangerous and extremely toothy patient. The fox, acting timid, tries to outmouse Dr. De Soto. But the rodent soon outfoxes the patient by employing a bit of orthodontia. The heroics should reassure anyone due for a six-month checkup or a set of braces...
...think of myself as a diving coach," Walker says, "and the sport of diving does not mean male or female." When he came to Harvard, Radcliffe had no diving program. One girl, Nancy Soto, "was a recreational diver, but she didn't have a full list of dives," Walker recalls. After a year with Walker and the men's squad, Soto was fourth in the East and qualified for the national championships...
...trying to restore them to their original condition." Modern Peru has much to learn from the early natives, says Valcarcel. "The Incas had a deep sense of their dependence on their Mama-Pacha, Mother Earth. They managed it so well all over the empire that Conqueror Hernando de Soto was moved to say: 'There was never hunger known in their realm.' " -By Claudia Wallis. Reported by Gavin Scott/Patallacta
Douglas Fraser, 63, has been the leader of U.S. auto-workers since 1977. Born the son of working-class parents in Glasgow, he came to Detroit when he was six. Fraser began his union career in 1935 while loading fenders for Chrysler in a De Soto plant. Though an avowed Western European-style socialist, he is also a member of the Chrysler board of directors. Says the union boss: "Before I went to Japan last spring, I asked the president of Volkswagen of America if I could still say the quality of Volkswagens built in Pennsylvania is as good...
Fraser, a tall, roughhewn man who began his union career while loading fenders for Chrysler in a De Soto plant in 1935, has a broad view of his new job. He intends to use his seat as a "pulpit of advocacy." In an unusual statement to Chrysler shareholders in this year's proxy statement, Fraser said he plans an active part in discussions on nearly all topics, including worker health and safety, plant closings, new products and major investments. But he says that he will not participate in any company discussions on pay negotiations. Says Fraser: "I believe...