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...begin with, Princess Ida is not one of Gilbert and Sullivan's better efforts. Centered around Ida's decision to spurn men and found a women's university, the script is too long, and the main characters are unlikable. The score, which Sullivan used to indulge his Wagnerian pretenses, lacks any memorable tunes. Gilbert and Sulivan devotees won't be completely disappointed, though, because Princess Ida contains all of the elements the pair is famous for. Patter songs, topical jokes and absurd characters abound, and the part undergraduate, part professional cast makes the most of what they are given...
Despite his protestations, it could be hard for Bradley, who has the inside- Washington foreign and economic policy experience and star quality that Dukakis lacks, to spurn the call of his party, should it come. Pulled off the bench reluctantly, he can play the exciting savior. The main problem the 6-ft. 5-in. former New York Knicks forward would face is finding a way not to make the 5-ft. 8-in. Dukakis look like the point guard he once...
Though both Paris and London made it clear that they were acting on their own, the Reagan Administration was delighted. Weinberger again called for an international minesweeping force to patrol the region, but the allies continued to spurn that proposal. The U.S.S. Guadalcanal, carrying eight Sea Stallion minesweeping helicopters, is not scheduled to reach the Persian Gulf until later this month, and British and French sweepers are not due to arrive until mid-September...
West German officials, concerned the Iranians might spurn a request to help secure the release of two West German hostages in Lebanon, tried to mollify Tehran by explaining that West German TV programming is beyond government control. That, noted Bonn officials, was met with "limited understanding." The show's host, Rudi Carrell, first reacted lightheartedly to the Iranians' fit of pique, then contritely allowed that "my intention was not to annoy anyone...
...sensitive issue discussed by the two leaders was the Philippines' Communist insurgency. Aquino reportedly stood firm in her belief that talks are a sensible first step toward peace. Nonetheless, she made it clear, as she told Congress, that her government would "not stand by and let an insurgent leadership spurn our offer of peace and kill our young soldiers and threaten our new freedom." If her peace effort fails, Aquino vowed, she will not hesitate to take up the "sword of war." Like Abraham Lincoln, she said, "I understand that force may be necessary before mercy." Last week White House...