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Israel's persistent economic woes became more severe after the 1973 war, when the country was forced to replace as much as $20 billion in military equipment. After taking office in 1977, Begin attempted to spark the economy by allowing each Israeli the right to hold up to $3,000 in foreign currency. The nation embarked on a spending splurge, causing inflation to spiral. In 1979, the rate broke...
...Coward made mock of many social dogmas, but he was a true believer in the imperium of style. Those who had the divine spark got to ride through life on a silk cushion, inventing their own rules and then ignoring them, cutting the boorish infidels down with gay, rapier wit. Thus it is with the merrily amoral ménage in Design for Living, a triangle with some complex emotional geometry. Otto (Frank Langella) and Leo (Raul Julia) are friends; Gilda (Jill Clayburgh) and Otto become lovers; Gilda dumps Otto for Leo; Gilda leaves them both for a stuffy...
...would seem, yet Johnson's works occasionally spark local controversies. In New Haven, Conn., last winter, Playmates (three adolescent boys wondrously regarding a centerfold) was removed from a park near a Roman Catholic school as a result of protests from religious leaders and feminists. Also in New Haven, N.A.A.C.P. Branch President Edward White Jr. three months ago declared Getting Down (a black teen-ager shouldering a large portable radio) to be an offensive stereotype. Nevertheless the sculpture, which was on loan, remained in place until it was due for return...
...survey seemed to spark the Faculty into action at last. Despite a year-long review of harassment grievance procedures last year that ended with no proposals for change, the Faculty Council, the Faculty's executive steering committee, reopened its discussions on the issue. After hearing the views of RUS officials and several experts on harassment, the Council debated a sweeping proposal, to establish a general harassment policy to address conflicts arising on the basis of gender, race, religious, sexual orientation or other factors. The plan stressed informal channels to handle complaints, but also called for the creation of a central...
DEBBLE FIELD and the women's soccer team went 10-5 last fall: the football team, sparked by junior MARK VIGNALI (33) and senior quarter back GREG GIZZE (7) tied for the Ivy League title; the field hockey squad, including TRINA BURNHAM finished 8-6-1: men's fencing claimed an Eastern individually upon title for the first time in more than 50 Years sophomore ARNE DUNCAN and the Ivy Place of the Year junior JOE CARRABINO sparked the men's basketball team's drive from the collar to second in the league: Coach BILL CLEARY, PETER FOLLOWS...