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It was widely reported that Hughes left Nassau because the Bahamian government suddenly found that several of his aides-the "Mormon Mafia" -did not have the work permits required of foreigners. Actually, the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan, which is conducting a grand jury investigation of the Irving...
In the international community of Hong Kong, few invitations are more coveted than the simple postcard reminder mailed once a month to 200 or so carefully chosen residents of the British Colony. The card requests their presence at cocktails, a European-style formal dinner, and a screening of Chinese films...
In the end there was no new revelation on how the church could deal with its pressing problems (see TIME ESSAY, opposite). The synod is a sounding board, not a legislature. The Pope summons it, sets its agenda, and decides what to do with its recommendations. This fall it has...
(2 of 10) tips in the art of gracefully demolishing a bull. Now it is pottery time, and 83 ceramic owls later, Picasso summons his chauffeur and picks up three virgins on the beach. They are deflowered during the siesta, and retire, twittering gratefully, to write their memoirs. Refreshed, the...
Raleigh, "a most satirical courtier," commands the book, but three splendid set pieces are the best of it. Garrett summons three ghosts-a sergeant, a sailor, a courtier. These winy wraiths testify singly and at bold length about Raleigh, but mostly about soldiering, flattering, storms and other things they know...