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THIS IS A film of words," warns the narrator who begins Le Retour d'Afrique. "Words can be an act themselves, or they can substitute for action." When the words act well, Alain Tanner's new film sparkles with the same warm humor that he demonstrated in his last film...
Bread prices will be squeezed even higher by the continuing pressure of U.S. and foreign demand on the American wheat crop. Wheat prices to bakers have doubled in a year, to about $12 a hundredweight, and there is no indication of any decline soon. Says John McCarthy, an executive of...
The new Fon, Bobe-Meya, had a new Afo-A-Kom carved and displayed, as is customary, with female figures representing his wife and mother. But the new sculpture was no substitute for the old. According to Sandra Blakeslee, a former Times reporter living in western Africa: "There has been...
Similar peculiarities accounting for student apathy in local elections could probably be found at every college campus. Emphasis on the unique regional factors is no substitute for more generalized explanations of political indifference amongst students, but it is one component of an answer--one that is often given short shrift...
While Congress would be lax if it did not create a strong and independent prosecutor, members of the House must realize that this action is no substitute for speedy impeachment. A special prosecutor must see that guilty individuals be investigated and brought to justice; it is the responsibility of Congress...